Nehemiah 13:3:5Neh.13.3.W5TAB
כָל־עֵ֖רֶב
kalerev
“all mixture”
- Transliteration
- KAL-e-rev
- Extended
- KAAL-eh-rehv
- IPA
- /kɔl.ˈʕeːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- all mixture
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAL-e-rev
- phraseyour reading level
va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev
- clause
va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-sha-me-AM ET-ha-to-RA va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The noun phrase kōl-ʿēreḇ {כָל־עֵרֶב | kōl-ʿēreḇ} ‘all the mixed multitude’ echoes Exodus 12:38’s reference to non-Israelite residents.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-r-b
“to mix; mingle”
In context — Nehemiah 13:3
And it happened, when they heard the law , that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Nehemiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word כָל־עֵ֖רֶב (kalerev) 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.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.3.W5.S1) and character.