Genesis 48:4:7Gen.48.4.W7TAB
לִקְהַ֣ל
likhal
“into an assembly of”
- Transliteration
- lik-HAL
- Extended
- lihk-HAHL
- IPA
- /liqˈhal/
Meaning by language
- English
- into an assembly of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lik-HAL
- phraseyour reading level
lik-HAL a-MIM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAI hi-ne-NI maf-re-KHA ve-hir-bi-TI-kha u-ne-ta-TI-kha lik-HAL a-MIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAI hi-ne-NI maf-re-KHA ve-hir-bi-TI-kha u-ne-ta-TI-kha lik-HAL a-MIM ve-na-ta-TI et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT le-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha a-khu-ZAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The phrase likhal amim {לִקְהַל עַמִּים | liqhāl ʿammîm} is a construct chain where liqhāl governs ʿammîm, yielding “into an assembly of peoples” and emphasizing a multi-ethnic community descending from one ancestor.
In context — Genesis 48:4
And He said to me, “Behold, I will make you fruitful and will multiply you, and I will make you into an assembly of peoples. And I will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 48:4, so the Hebrew word לִקְהַ֣ל (likhal) 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.48.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.4.W7.S1) and character.