Exodus 39:40:2Exod.39.40.W2TAB
קַלְעֵ֨י
kalei
“hangings of”
- Transliteration
- kal-EI
- Extended
- kahl-EE
- IPA
- /qal.ˈʕeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hangings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
kal-EI
- phraseyour reading level
ET kal-EI he-kha-TSER
- clause
ET kal-EI he-kha-TSER et-am-mu-DE-ha ve-et-a-da-NE-ha ve-et-ha-ma-SAKH le-SHA-ar he-kha-TSER et-mei-ta-RAV vi-te-do-TE-ha
- sentence
ET kal-EI he-kha-TSER et-am-mu-DE-ha ve-et-a-da-NE-ha ve-et-ha-ma-SAKH le-SHA-ar he-kha-TSER et-mei-ta-RAV vi-te-do-TE-ha ve-ET kol-ke-LEI a-vo-DAT ha-mish-KAN le-O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
Construct chains such as qalei hekhatsar {קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר | qalʿê heḥāṣêr} ‘curtains of the courtyard’ and l’ohel moed {לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | lə-ʾōhel mōʿēd} ‘Tent of Meeting’ establish possession and location.
Root and etymology
RootQoph–Lamed–Ayin
“hang; sling”
In context — Exodus 39:40
The curtains of the courtyard with its posts and its bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard with its cords and its pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle for the Tent of Meeting.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:40, so the Hebrew word קַלְעֵ֨י (kalei) 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.39.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.40.W2.S1) and character.