Exodus 20:24:10Exod.20.24.W10TAB
בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙
bekholhamakom
“in every place”
- Transliteration
- be-khol-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- beh-khohl-hah-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /bə.xɔl.ham.ma.ˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in every place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khol-ha-ma-KOM
- clause
be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
- sentence
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause bechol hamakom asher azkir et shmi {בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי | bə-ḵāl-ham-mā-qôm ʾă-šer ʾaz-kîr ʾeṯ-šə-mî} ‘in every place where I cause My name to be remembered’ establishes divine authorization for worship locations.
Root and etymology
kaph–lamed–lamedkaph–lamed–lamed
“all, complete”
In context — Exodus 20:24
You shall make an earth altar for Me and there sacrifice your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, from your flock and from your cattle; in every place where I cause My name to be commemorated, I will come to you and bless you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 20:24, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ (bekholhamakom) 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 Exod.20.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.24.W10.S1) and character.