Nehemiah 13:12:1Neh.13.12.W1TAB

וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה

vekholyehuda

and all Judah

Transliteration
ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA
Extended
veh-KHOL-yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/wəˈχɔl.jə.huːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
and all Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + כָל + יְ + הוּ + דָ֗ה
ve + khol + ye + hu + da
vekholyehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA

  2. sentence

    ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA he-vi-U ma-e-SAR ha-da-GAN ve-ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR la-o-tsa-ROT

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the prefixed conjunction in vekhol {וְכָל־ | wə-ḵōl} joining kol ‘all’ to Yehudah {יְהוּדָה | Yə-hū-dāh}, marking collective action.

Root and etymology

Rootkaf–lamed–yod

vessel

In contextNehemiah 13:12

And all Judah brought the tithe of grain and the new wine and the oil to the storerooms .

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:12, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה (vekholyehuda) 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 Neh.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.12.W1.S1) and character.