Lexicon
קְהֵלָ֫תָה
qe.he.la.tah
H6954
N:N--L Hebrew

Kehelathah

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
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qe.he.la.tah is a proper name for a stopping place in the travel sequence of Numbers 33.

The term is used as a proper name for a location in the itinerary: the travelers camp there after leaving Rissah and depart from there for Mount Shepher.

Senses in use

  1. Place in the travel itinerary · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the same location within successive movements. In Numbers 33:22 the APB renders the travelers as camping there after setting out from Rissah; in Numbers 33:23 it renders them as setting out from that location before camping at Mount Shepher.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Kehelathah” in both verses, first as the destination where the group camps and then as the point from which it departs. The verse is read as a whole, but the surrounding itinerary makes its place-name function clear.

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