Nehemiah 13:20:4Neh.13.20.W4TAB

כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר

kholmimkar

all kinds of merchandise

Transliteration
khol-mim-KAR
Extended
khol-mihm-KAAR
IPA
/kɔl.mimˈkaːr/

Meaning by language

English
all kinds of merchandise

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כָל + מִמְ + כָּ֛ר
khol + mim + kar
kholmimkar

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    khol-mim-KAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR

  3. 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

m-k-r

to sell

In contextNehemiah 13:20

The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר (kholmimkar) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W4.S1) and character.