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

Result
לְ + כָ + ב֣וֹד
le + kha + vod
lekhavod

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-kha-VOD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha

  3. clause

    ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha

  4. 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 context1 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.