Leviticus 23:3:10Lev.23.3.W10TAB

כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה

kohlmehlakhaa

all work

Transliteration
kohl-meh-la-KHAA
Extended
kohl-meh-lah-KHAA
IPA
/kɔl.mə.laˈxa/

Meaning by language

English
all work

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כָּל + מְ + לָא + כָ֖ה
kohl + meh + la + khaa
kohlmehlakhaa

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    kohl-meh-la-KHAA

  2. clause

    SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO

  3. sentence

    SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem

Exegesis

The prohibition kol-melakhah lo ta’asu {כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ | kolle mǎlāḵāh lōʾ taʿăšû} employs negative concord for absolute disallowance of work.

Root and etymology

Rootm-l-k

occupation, work

In contextLeviticus 23:3

Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה (kohlmehlakhaa) 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 Lev.23.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W10.S1) and character.