Numbers 16:19:1Num.16.19.W1TAB
וַיַּקְהֵל
vayakhel
“and he assembled”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-HEL
- Extended
- vah-yak-HEHL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaqˈheːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he assembled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yak-HEL
- sentence
va-yak-HEL a-lei-HEM KO-rakh et-KOL-ha-e-DAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED va-ye-RA ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH el-KOL-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
The narrative employs vav consecutive verbal forms to link events: wayyaqḥēl {וַיַּקְהֵ֨ל | way-yaq-ḥēl} ‘and he assembled’ (Hiphil) followed by way-yō-rāʾ {וַיֵּרָא | way-yō-rāʾ} ‘and appeared’ (Niphal).
Root and etymology
q-h-lq-h-l
“to assemble, gather”
In context — Numbers 16:19
And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:19, so the Hebrew word וַיַּקְהֵל (vayakhel) 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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.19.W1.S1) and character.