Numbers 19:20:9Num.19.20.W9TAB
הַקָּהָ֑ל
hakahal
“of the assembly”
- Transliteration
- ha-ka-HAL
- Extended
- hah-kaa-HAAL
- IPA
- /haˌqaːˈhal/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ka-HAL
- phraseyour reading level
mit-TOkh ha-ka-HAL
- clause
ve-ISH a-SHER-yit-MA ve-LO yit-khat-TA ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HU mit-TOkh ha-ka-HAL
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER-yit-MA ve-LO yit-khat-TA ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HU mit-TOkh ha-ka-HAL KI ET-mik-DASH Ye-ho-VAH ti-ME MEI nid-DA lo-zo-RAK a-LAV ta-ME HU
Exegesis
The phrase ha-nefeš ha-hiu' {הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא | ha-nefeš ha-hi-ûʾ} ‘that soul’ specifies the individual, while mitokh haqahal {מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל | mĭ-toḵ ha-qā-hāl} ‘from within the assembly’ defines communal scope.
Root and etymology
qōp–he–lamed
“to assemble”
In context — Numbers 19:20
And any man who becomes unclean and does not purify himself shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD ; the water of impurity was not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 19:20, so the Hebrew word הַקָּהָ֑ל (hakahal) 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.19.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.20.W9.S1) and character.