Psalm 16:5:2Ps.16.5.W2TAB
מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י
menatkhelki
“the portion of my share”
- Transliteration
- me-NAT-khel-KI
- Extended
- meh-NAAT-khel-KEE
- IPA
- /mənat.ħɛlˈqiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the portion of my share
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-NAT-khel-KI
- phraseyour reading level
me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI
- clause
ye-ho-VAH me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI a-TTA to-MIKH go-ra-LI
Exegesis
The construct compound menat-helqi {מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י | mə-nāṯ ḥel-qî} ‘portion of my allotment’ expresses legal inheritance, paralleled by kosi {וְכוֹסִ֑י | wə-kō-sî} ‘my cup’ through the conjunction wə- {וְ}, creating dual imagery of inheritance and sustenance.
Root and etymology
Rootm-n-h
“apportion”
In context — Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of my allotment and my cup; You uphold my lot.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 16:5, so the Hebrew word מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י (menatkhelki) 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 Ps.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.5.W2.S1) and character.