Nehemiah 13:2:6Neh.13.2.W6TAB
בַּלֶּ֣חֶם
ballekhem
“with bread”
- Transliteration
- bal-LE-khem
- Extended
- bahl-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /balˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bal-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim
- clause
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim
- 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 paired prepositional phrases ba-ləḥem {בַּלֶּחֶם | ba-ləḥem} ‘with bread’ and u-vammāyim {וּבַמָּיִם | u-vammāyim} ‘with water’ form a merism denoting general provision.
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 13:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Nehemiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word בַּלֶּ֣חֶם (ballekhem) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W6.S1) and character.