Proverbs 21:16:5Prov.21.16.W5TAB
בִּקְהַ֖ל
bikhal
“in the assembly of”
- Transliteration
- bik-HAL
- Extended
- bihk-HAHL
- IPA
- /biqˈhal/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the assembly of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
bik-HAL
- clause
bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
- sentence
a-DAM TO-eh mid-DE-rekh has-KEEL bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh
Exegesis
The locative bikhal refa'im {בִּקְהַל רְפָאִים | bi-khāl re-p̄ā-ʾīm} ‘in the assembly of the dead’ marks inclusion among the spiritually departed.
In context — Proverbs 21:16
A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:16, so the Hebrew word בִּקְהַ֖ל (bikhal) 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 Prov.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.16.W5.S1) and character.