Nehemiah 13:20:3Neh.13.20.W3TAB
וּמֹכְרֵ֧י
umokhre
“and sellers of”
- Transliteration
- u-mokh-RE
- Extended
- oo-mohkh-REE
- IPA
- /uː.moxˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sellers of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-mokh-RE
- phraseyour reading level
u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR
- 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
Rootmem–kaf–resh
“trade, merchandise”
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word וּמֹכְרֵ֧י (umokhre) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W3.S1) and character.