1 Chronicles 21:18:101 Chr.21.18.W10TAB
לְהָקִ֤ים
lehakim
“to set up or to raise”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-KIM
- Extended
- leh-haa-KEEM
- IPA
- /ləhaːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to set up or to raise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh
- clause
KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
- sentence
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The purpose is marked by le-haqim {לְהָקִים | ləhāqîm}, an infinitive construct indicating the intended action, namely setting up mizbeakh {מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbēaḥ} “altar” directed la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yhwh}.
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:18
And the angel of the LORD said to Gad, to say to David, that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word לְהָקִ֤ים (lehakim) 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.21.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.18.W10.S1) and character.