Numbers 20:4:3Num.20.4.W3TAB
אֶת־קְהַ֣ל
etkehal
“the assembly”
- Transliteration
- et-ke-HAL
- Extended
- EET-keh-HAHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kəˈhal/
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ke-HAL
- phraseyour reading level
et-ke-HAL Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-la-MA ha-ve-TEM et-ke-HAL Ye-ho-VAH el-ham-mid-BAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
ve-la-MA ha-ve-TEM et-ke-HAL Ye-ho-VAH el-ham-mid-BAR ha-ZEH la-MUT SHAM a-NAKH-nu u-ve-i-RE-nu
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-qāhāl Yə-hō-wāh {אֶת־קְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה | ʾet-qāhāl Yə-hō-wāh} identifies the assembly as the direct object linked to the divine.
Root and etymology
ק-ה-ל
“assembly”
In context — Numbers 20:4
And why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness , that we and our cattle should die there?
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קְהַ֣ל (etkehal) 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.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.4.W3.S1) and character.