Numbers 16:42:2Num.16.42.W2TABWLC Numbers 17:7
בְּהִקָּהֵ֤ל
behikahel
“when was assembled”
- Transliteration
- be-hi-ka-HEL
- Extended
- beh-hi-kah-HEHL
- IPA
- /bəhiqqaˈheːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- when was assembled
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
be-hi-ka-HEL
- phraseyour reading level
be-hi-ka-HEL ha-e-DAH
- clause
va-ye-HI be-hi-ka-HEL ha-e-DAH al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON va-yif-NU el-O-HEL mo-ED ve-hi-NEH ki-sa-HU he-a-NAN
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-hi-ka-HEL ha-e-DAH al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON va-yif-NU el-O-HEL mo-ED ve-hi-NEH ki-sa-HU he-a-NAN va-ye-RA ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct behiqqāhêl {בְּהִקָּהֵל | bĕhiqqāhêl} ‘when assembling’ establishes temporal context for haʿēdāh {הָעֵדָה | hāʿēdāh} ‘the assembly.’
Root and etymology
q-h-lq-h-l
“to assemble, gather”
In context — Numbers 16:42
And it happened, as the assembly was gathering against Moses and against Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting; and behold, the cloud had covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:42:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 16:42, so the Hebrew word בְּהִקָּהֵ֤ל (behikahel) 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.16.42.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.42.W2.S1) and character.