1 Kings 13:7:91 Kgs.13.7.W9TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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 Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-te-NA le-KHA
- clause
ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive imperfect ve-ettenah {וְאֶתְּנָה | wə-ʾeṭ-tə-nāh} ‘and I will give’ introduces the promised gift, with the beneficiary lekha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} ‘to you’ marked by a pronominal suffix and mattat {מַתָּת | mat-tāt} ‘gift’ following. The Hebrew structure leverages vav-consecutive sequences to link narrative action, invitation, and promise, rendered in English with coordination and future tense.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem, Lamed, Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — 1 Kings 13:7
And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 13:7, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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 Kgs.13.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.7.W9.S1) and character.