Joshua 18:7:2Josh.18.7.W2TAB
אֵֽין־חֵ֤לֶק
einkhelek
“there is no portion”
- Transliteration
- EIN-KHE-lek
- Extended
- EEN-KHEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔeːnˈħeːlɛk/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is no portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
EIN-KHE-lek
- phraseyour reading level
EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM
- clause
KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO
- sentence
KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The initial causal particle ki {כִּ֠י | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces a justification: the negative existential clause ein-chelek {אֵֽין־חֵ֤לֶק | ʾên-ḥêleq} ‘there is no portion’ states the Levites’ lack of land allotment within the community, specified by the locative phrase be-qirbechem {בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם | bə-qirbəkem} ‘among you’.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Lamed–Qof
“share, allotment”
In context — Joshua 18:7
For there is no portion for the Levites among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 18:7, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־חֵ֤לֶק (einkhelek) 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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.7.W2.S1) and character.