Psalm 17:14:6Ps.17.14.W6TAB
חֶלְקָ֥ם
khelkam
“their portion”
- Transliteration
- khel-KAM
- Extended
- khehl-KAAM
- IPA
- /meˈħɛlɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- their portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khel-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
khel-KAM ba-khai-YIM
- clause
mim-TIM yad-KHA ye-ho-VAH mim-TIM me-KHE-led khel-KAM ba-khai-YIM ve-tsfi-NE-kha uts-fu-NE-kha te-mal-LE
- sentence
mim-TIM yad-KHA ye-ho-VAH mim-TIM me-KHE-led khel-KAM ba-khai-YIM ve-tsfi-NE-kha uts-fu-NE-kha te-mal-LE vit-NAM yis-BA-u va-NIM ve-hin-NI-khu yit-RAM le-ol-le-LE-hem
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet–lamed–qof
“portion, share”
In context — Psalm 17:14
By Your hand, O LORD , deliver me from men of this world whose portion is in life; You fill their bellies with what You have stored up . They are satisfied with children and leave their remainder to their infants.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 17:14, so the Hebrew word חֶלְקָ֥ם (khelkam) 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.17.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.14.W6.S1) and character.