Joshua 18:2:5Josh.18.2.W5TAB
לֹֽא־חָלְק֖וּ
lokhalku
“had not apportioned”
- Transliteration
- lo-KHAL-ku
- Extended
- LOH-khal-KOO
- IPA
- /loˈχalˌkuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- had not apportioned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
lo-KHAL-ku
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku
- clause
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM shiv-AH shva-TIM
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă·šer} ‘who’ qualifies these tribes, with the negated perfect lo-chalku {לֹא־חָלְקוּ | lō-ḥāl·qū} ‘had not divided’ indicating an action left incomplete.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Lamed–Qof
“share, allotment”
In context — Joshua 18:2
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 18:2, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־חָלְק֖וּ (lokhalku) 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.18.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.2.W5.S1) and character.