Genesis 14:3:1Gen.14.3.W1TAB
כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙
kolelleh
“all these”
- Transliteration
- kol-EL-leh
- Extended
- kohl-EHL-leh
- IPA
- /kɔl.ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- all these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-EL-leh
- clause
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM
- sentence
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM HU YAM ha-ME-lakh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the collective phrase kol eleh {כָּל־אֵלֶּה | kāl ʾêl-leh} ‘all these’, which functions as a summarizing subject referring back to the previously listed kings.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-h
“these (ones)”
In context — Genesis 14:3
All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim—it is the Salt Sea .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:3, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ (kolelleh) 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.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.3.W1.S1) and character.