Nehemiah 13:20:2Neh.13.20.W2TAB
הָרֹכְלִ֜ים
harokhelim
“the merchants”
- Transliteration
- ha-ro-khe-LIM
- Extended
- haa-roh-kheh-LIHM
- IPA
- /haː.roː.xəˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the merchants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ro-khe-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM
- sentence
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim PA-am u-she-TA-yim
Exegesis
The compound subject harokhlim {הָרֹכְלִים | hā-roḵ-lîm} and umokhrei {וּמֹכְרֵי | ū-mō-ḵrê} forms a construct chain with kol-mimkar {כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר | kol-mim-kār}, indicating a group engaged in broad trade.
Root and etymology
r-kh-l
“to trade”
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word הָרֹכְלִ֜ים (harokhelim) 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.13.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W2.S1) and character.