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
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
khol-mim-KAR
- 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
m-k-r
“to sell”
In context — Nehemiah 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.