Numbers 18:20:12Num.18.20.W12TAB
חֶלְקְךָ֙
khelkekha
“your portion”
- Transliteration
- khel-ke-KHA
- Extended
- khehl-ke-KHAH
- IPA
- /χɛl.kəˈχa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khel-ke-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI khel-ke-KHA
- clause
a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The independent pronoun ʾănî {אֲנִ֤י | ʾănî} self-identifies the LORD, followed by ḥeləqqəḵā {חֶלְקְךָ֙ | ḥeləqqəḵā} and wənacḥălāṯəḵā {וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ | wənacḥălāṯəḵā}, which function as merismatic terms reinforcing divine ownership.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet-lamed-qof
“to divide, assign”
In context — Numbers 18:20
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land nor any portion among them; I am your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 18:20, so the Hebrew word חֶלְקְךָ֙ (khelkekha) 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.18.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.20.W12.S1) and character.