The Hebrew word of the week is vaiyakhel ("and he assembled"), taken from the weekly Torah portion called parashat Vaiyakhel (וַיַּקְהֵל). This word appears in as the first word of the parashah:
Related Words
The root kahal means to assemble or gather and is found in other words in the Tanakh:
Other Words
Other words in parashat Vaiyakhel that merit study and attention include:
Scripture Passages:
"I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee." - Psalm 22:22
"I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with wicked ones." - Psalm 26:5