Joshua 22:25:9Josh.22.25.W9TAB
חֵ֖לֶק
khelek
“portion”
- Transliteration
- KHE-lek
- Extended
- KHEH-lehk
- IPA
- /ˈħɛlɛk/
Meaning by language
- English
- portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-lek
- phraseyour reading level
EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek
- clause
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-hish-BI-tu be-NE-khem et-ba-NEI-nu le-vil-TI ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verbless negative-existential statement ein-lakhem chelek baYHWH {אֵין־לָכֶ֥ם חֵ֖לֶק בַּֽיהוָ֑ה | ʾên-lā·ḵem ḥēleq ba·yə-hō-wāh} asserts lack of standing or participation “in the LORD,” forming the rationale for the feared consequence.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet-Lamed-Qof
“portion, share”
In context — Joshua 22:25
The LORD has set the Jordan as a boundary between us and you, sons of Reuben and sons of Gad. You have no share in the LORD, and your sons will make our sons cease to fear the LORD.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:25, so the Hebrew word חֵ֖לֶק (khelek) 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.22.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.25.W9.S1) and character.