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

Result
לְ + כָל + עַ + מּֽוֹ׃
le + khol + a + mo
lekholamo

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KHOL-a-MO

  2. clause

    va-ye-HI O-se mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA le-KHOL-a-MO

  3. 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 context1 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.