1 Chronicles 17:18:51 Chr.17.18.W5TAB
לְכָב֣וֹד
lekhavod
“for honoring”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-VOD
- Extended
- leh-khah-VOHD
- IPA
- /ləxaːˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- for honoring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- clause
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- sentence
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha ve-a-TA et-a-VE-de-kha ya-DA-ta
Exegesis
The infinitive le-kavod {לְכָבוֹד | lə-ḵā-vôḏ} ‘for honor’, marked by et {אֶת | ʾeṯ}, precedes avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿaḇ-də-kā} ‘Your servant’, highlighting humility before divine benevolence.
Root and etymology
k-v-dkaf–bet–dalet
“heavy, honor”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:18
What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 17:18, so the Hebrew word לְכָב֣וֹד (lekhavod) 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 1 Chr.17.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.18.W5.S1) and character.