Nehemiah 13:2:11Neh.13.2.W11TAB
לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ
lekallo
“to curse him”
- Transliteration
- le-kal-LO
- Extended
- leh-kahl-LOH
- IPA
- /ləqalˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to curse him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kal-LO
- clause
va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
- sentence
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lə-qallēlōw {לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ | lə-qallēlōw} ‘to curse him’ expresses purpose.
In context — Nehemiah 13:2
Because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam to curse them, yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Nehemiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ (lekallo) 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.13.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W11.S1) and character.