Numbers 20:10:4Num.20.10.W4TAB
אֶת־הַקָּהָ֖ל
ethakahal
“the assembly”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ka-HAL
- Extended
- EET-hah-ka-HAAL
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ha.qːaˈhal/
Meaning by language
- English
- the assembly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ka-HAL
- clause
va-yak-HEE-lu mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON et-ha-ka-HAL el-pe-NEI ha-sa-LA
- sentence
va-yak-HEE-lu mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON et-ha-ka-HAL el-pe-NEI ha-sa-LA va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-UU-NA ha-mo-RIM ha-MIN-ha-se-LA ha-ZEH no-TZI la-KHEM MA-yim
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the definite noun ha-qahal {הַקָּהָ֖ל | hakkāhāl} ‘the congregation’ as the object of assembly.
Root and etymology
q-h-lqof–het–lamed
“to assemble”
In context — Numbers 20:10
Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels, shall we bring forth water for you from this rock?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 20:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַקָּהָ֖ל (ethakahal) 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.20.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.10.W4.S1) and character.