Numbers 26:30:7Num.26.30.W7TAB
לְחֵ֣לֶק
lekhelek
“of Helek”
- Transliteration
- le-KHE-lek
- Extended
- leh-KHEH-lek
- IPA
- /lɛˈxeːlɛk/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Helek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHE-lek
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHE-lek mish-pa-KHAT ha-KHEL-ki
- clause
mish-pa-KHAT ha-i-ez-RI le-KHE-lek mish-pa-KHAT ha-KHEL-ki
- sentence
E-le be-NEI gil-AD i-e-ZER mish-pa-KHAT ha-i-ez-RI le-KHE-lek mish-pa-KHAT ha-KHEL-ki
Exegesis
The names ’î-‘e-zer {אִיעֶזֶר | ’î-‘e-zer} and ḥēlek {חֵלֶק | ḥē-lek} head enumerated subgroups, each coupled with mišpāḥat {מִשְׁפַּחַת | miš-pā-ḥat} ‘clan of’ plus the gentilic adjectives hā-’î-‘e-zerî {הָאִיעֶזְרִי | hā-’î-‘e-zerî} and ha-ḥelqî {הַחֶלְקִי | ha-ḥelqî}, marking distinct family units.
Root and etymology
Rootch-l-q
“portion, share”
In context — Numbers 26:30
These were the sons of Gilead: Iezer , the clan of the Iezerite; Helek , the clan of the Helekite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 26:30, so the Hebrew word לְחֵ֣לֶק (lekhelek) 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.26.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.30.W7.S1) and character.