Genesis 41:49:4Gen.41.49.W4TAB
כְּח֥וֹל
kekhol
“like sand”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHOL
- Extended
- keh-KHOHL
- IPA
- /kə.ˈħoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- like sand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHOL
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHOL ha-YAM
- clause
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR ke-KHOL ha-YAM har-BE me-OD
- sentence
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR ke-KHOL ha-YAM har-BE me-OD AD ki-kha-DAL lis-POR ki-EN mis-PAR
Exegesis
The object bar {בָּר | bar} “grain” is modified by the simile kekhol hayam {כְּחוֹל הַיָּם | kekhol hayam} “like the sand of the sea,” where the comparative preposition ke introduces an image of countless quantity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-w-lchet–vav–lamed
“to whirl, writhe”
In context — Genesis 41:49
And Joseph stored up grain in immense abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, because there was no number .
About this coordinate
Genesis 41:49:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 41:49, so the Hebrew word כְּח֥וֹל (kekhol) 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.41.49.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.49.W4.S1) and character.