Leviticus 23:36:16Lev.23.36.W16TAB
כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת
kolmelekhet
“all work of”
- Transliteration
- kol-me-LE-khet
- Extended
- kol-meh-LEH-khet
- IPA
- /kol.məˈlɛxɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- all work of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-me-LE-khet
- phraseyour reading level
kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH
- clause
ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM ve-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH a-TSE-ret hi kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MEEM tak-RI-voo ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM hash-mee-NEE mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM ve-hik-rav-TEM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH a-TSE-ret hi kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The nominal pair kol-melekhet avodah {כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה | kôl-melekhet ʿăvôdâ} ‘all work of service’, preceded by the negative particle lo ta'asu {לֹא תַּעֲשׂוּ | lōʾ taʿăssû}, forms a prohibitive clause excluding ordinary labor from this set-apart day.
Root and etymology
M-L-Ḥmem–lamed–chet
“to work”
In context — Leviticus 23:36
For seven days you shall present a fire offering to the LORD . On the eighth day there shall be a sacred assembly , and you shall present a fire offering to the LORD. This is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any work of service.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:36:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 23:36, so the Hebrew word כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת (kolmelekhet) 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.23.36.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.36.W16.S1) and character.