Deuteronomy 18:16:8Deut.18.16.W8TAB
הַקָּהָ֖ל
hakahal
“of the assembly”
- Transliteration
- ha-ka-HAL
- Extended
- hah-ka-HAAL
- IPA
- /haqqaˈhaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ka-HAL
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ha-ka-HAL
- clause
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR
- sentence
ke-KOL a-SHER-sha-AL-ta me-IM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha be-KHO-rev be-YOM ha-ka-HAL le-MOR LO o-SEF lish-MO-a et-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ve-ET-ha-ESH ha-gdo-LAH ha-ZOT lo-er-EH OD ve-LO a-MUT
Exegesis
The temporal setting bechorev beyom hakahal {בְּחֹרֵ֔ב בְּי֥וֹם הַקָּהָ֖ל | bə-ḥō-rēḇ bə-yôm ha-qā-hāl} ‘at Horeb on the day of the assembly’ locates the Sinai theophany.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all that you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, “I will not continue to hear the voice of the LORD my God, nor will I see this great fire again, lest I die.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 18:16, so the Hebrew word הַקָּהָ֖ל (hakahal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.16.W8.S1) and character.