Deuteronomy 23:2:10Deut.23.2.W10TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:3
בִּקְהַל
bikkhal
“in the assembly”
- Transliteration
- bik-KHAL
- Extended
- bihk-KHAHL
- IPA
- /bikˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bik-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ya-VO LO bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
GAM DOR a-si-RI lo-ya-VO LO bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lo-ya-VO mam-ZER bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH GAM DOR a-si-RI lo-ya-VO LO bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bikkēhal YHWH {בִּקְהַל יְהוָה | bik-qə-hal Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in assembly of the LORD’ defines the spatial and communal scope.
Root and etymology
q-h-l
“assembly, gathering”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:2
No mamzer shall enter the assembly of the LORD ; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 23:2, so the Hebrew word בִּקְהַל (bikkhal) 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.23.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.2.W10.S1) and character.