Judges 20:1:4Judg.20.1.W4TAB
וַתִּקָּהֵ֨ל
vatikkahel
“and it assembled”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-ka-HEL
- Extended
- vah-tihk-kah-HEEL
- IPA
- /vat.tiq.qaˈheːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it assembled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-tik-ka-HEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-ka-HEL ha-e-DA
- clause
va-ye-tsu kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-tik-ka-HEL ha-e-DA ke-ISH e-KHAD le-mid-DAN ve-ad-be-ER SHE-va ve-E-rets ha-gil-AD
- sentence
va-ye-tsu kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-tik-ka-HEL ha-e-DA ke-ISH e-KHAD le-mid-DAN ve-ad-be-ER SHE-va ve-E-rets ha-gil-AD el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect vatikkahel {וַתִּקָּהֵל | va-ti-qā-hel} ‘and was assembled’ conveys a passive gathering.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–he–lamed
“assembly”
In context — Judges 20:1
So all the sons of Israel departed, and the whole assembly gathered in unity from Dan to Beersheba and across the land of Gilead before the LORD at Mizpah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקָּהֵ֨ל (vatikkahel) 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 Judg.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.1.W4.S1) and character.