Numbers 19:16:1Num.19.16.W1TAB
וְכֹ֨ל
vekol
“and anyone”
- Transliteration
- ve-KOL
- Extended
- veh-KOHL
- IPA
- /vəˈkol/
Meaning by language
- English
- and anyone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KOL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KOL a-SHER yi-GA
- clause
ve-KOL a-SHER yi-GA al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DEH ba-kha-LAL-KHE-rev OH be-MET OH-be-ET-sem a-DAM OH be-KA-ver
- sentence
ve-KOL a-SHER yi-GA al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DEH ba-kha-LAL-KHE-rev OH be-MET OH-be-ET-sem a-DAM OH be-KA-ver yit-MA shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the universal quantifier ve-khol {וְכֹל | wə-ḵōl} ‘and all/anyone’ followed by the relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘who’ governing the verb yigga {יִגַּע | yiqqāʿ} ‘touches’.
In context — Numbers 19:16
And anyone who touches, on the surface of the field, one slain by the sword, or a dead body, or a bone, or a grave, shall be unclean for seven days.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 19:16, so the Hebrew word וְכֹ֨ל (vekol) 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.19.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.16.W1.S1) and character.