Genesis 14:24:16Gen.14.24.W16TAB
חֶלְקָֽם׃
khelkam
“their share”
- Transliteration
- khel-KAM
- Extended
- khehl-KAAM
- IPA
- /ħɛlˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their share
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khel-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM
- clause
a-NER esh-KOL u-mam-RE HEM yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM
- sentence
bi-le-a-DAI RAK a-SHER a-khe-LU ha-ne-a-RIM ve-KHE-lek ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER ha-le-KHU it-TI a-NER esh-KOL u-mam-RE HEM yi-ke-KHU khel-KAM
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-q
“to divide, apportion”
In context — Genesis 14:24
As for me, only what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me—Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre—let them take their portion.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 14:24, so the Hebrew word חֶלְקָֽם׃ (khelkam) 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 Gen.14.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.24.W16.S1) and character.