Leviticus 23:7:6Lev.23.7.W6TAB
כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת
kolmelekhet
“all work of”
- Transliteration
- kol-me-LE-khet
- Extended
- kohl-meh-LEH-khet
- IPA
- /kɔl.mɛ.ˈlɛ.xɛt/
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-DAA
- clause
kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAA LO ta-a-SOO
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAA LO ta-a-SOO
Exegesis
The prohibition employs kol melechet avodah {כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה | kôl mə-le-ḵeṯ ʿă-vō-dāh} ‘all labor’ as the object of the negative imperfect lo taasu {לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ | lōʾ ta-ʿă-sû} ‘you shall not do,’ with kol indicating total exclusion. English preserves the Hebrew emphasis through the initial temporal clause and maintains the force of the prohibition with “shall.”
Root and etymology
M-L-Ḥmem–lamed–chet
“to work”
In context — Leviticus 23:7
On the first day, a holy assembly shall be for you; you shall not engage in labor .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 23:7, 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.23.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.7.W6.S1) and character.