1 Chronicles 18:14:81 Chr.18.14.W8TAB
לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃
lekholamo
“for all his people”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-a-MO
- Extended
- leh-KHOHL-ah-MOH
- IPA
- /ləχɔːl.ʕamˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for all his people
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' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-a-MO
- clause
va-ye-HI O-se mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA le-KHOL-a-MO
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH da-VID al-KOL-yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI O-se mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA le-KHOL-a-MO
Exegesis
The final clause lekol ammo {לְכָל־עַמּוֹ | lə-kol-ʿam-mô} ‘for all his people’ highlights the inclusivity of his just administration.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:14
And David reigned over all Israel, and he was doing judgment and righteousness for all his people.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 18:14, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ (lekholamo) 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.18.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.14.W8.S1) and character.