Nehemiah 13:4:6Neh.13.4.W6TAB
בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת
belishkat
“over the chamber of”
- Transliteration
- be-lish-KAT
- Extended
- beh-lihsh-KAHT
- IPA
- /bəliʃˈkat/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the chamber of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-lish-KAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu
- clause
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
Exegesis
The spatial construct be-lishkat beit-eloheinu {בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | bə-lish-kat bêṯ-ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} denotes his location within the temple, emphasizing divine ownership.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־ת
“chamber, room”
In context — Nehemiah 13:4
And before this, Eliashib the priest was appointed over the chamber of the house of our God , and he was allied to Tobiah.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Nehemiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת (belishkat) 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.13.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.4.W6.S1) and character.