Numbers 14:1:2Num.14.1.W2TAB
כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה
kolhaeda
“all the congregation”
- Transliteration
- kol-ha-e-DA
- Extended
- KOL-ha-ah-eh-DAA
- IPA
- /kol.ha.ʕeˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the congregation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-ha-e-DA
- clause
va-ti-SA kol-ha-e-DA va-yit-NU et-ko-LAM
- sentence
va-ti-SA kol-ha-e-DA va-yit-NU et-ko-LAM va-yiv-KU ha-AM ba-LAI-la ha-HU
Exegesis
The collective noun kol-ha-edah {כָּל־הָעֵדָה | kol-hā-ʾē-ḏāh} underscores united participation, while et-kolam {אֶת־קוֹלָם | ʾet-qō-lām} highlights the communal outcry.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-dʿayin-waw-dalet
“assembly, testimony”
In context — Numbers 14:1
Then all the congregation lifted up their voice, and the people wept that night.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:1, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה (kolhaeda) 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 Num.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.1.W2.S1) and character.