Joshua 13:7:2Josh.13.7.W2TAB
חַלֵּ֞ק
khallek
“divide”
- Transliteration
- khal-LEK
- Extended
- khal-LEEK
- IPA
- /ħalˈleːk/
Meaning by language
- English
- divide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khal-LEK
- clause
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM
- sentence
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM va-kha-TSI ha-she-VET ham-na-SHEH
Exegesis
This is followed by the piel imperative ḥallēq {חַלֵּק | ḥallēq} ‘divide’, issuing a direct order.
Root and etymology
ch-l-qChet–Lamed–Qof
“to divide, apportion”
In context — Joshua 13:7
And now, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:7, so the Hebrew word חַלֵּ֞ק (khallek) 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 Josh.13.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.7.W2.S1) and character.