1 Kings 20:34:101 Kgs.20.34.W10TAB
לְךָ֤
lekha
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
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
ta-SIM le-KHA be-da-ME-sek
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV he-a-RIM a-SHER-la-KHAKH-a-VI me-ET a-VI-kha a-SHIV ve-khu-TSOT ta-SIM le-KHA be-da-ME-sek ka-a-SHER-SAM a-VI be-sho-ME-ron va-a-NI ba-be-RIT a-shal-le-KHA
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV he-a-RIM a-SHER-la-KHAKH-a-VI me-ET a-VI-kha a-SHIV ve-khu-TSOT ta-SIM le-KHA be-da-ME-sek ka-a-SHER-SAM a-VI be-sho-ME-ron va-a-NI ba-be-RIT a-shal-le-KHA va-yikh-RAT-LO be-RIT va-ye-shal-le-KHE-hu
Exegesis
The coordinate particle wə introduces ḥûṣộ̄ṭ {חוּצוֹת | ḥûṣôṯ} and the Qal imperfect tāśîm {תָּשִׂים | tāśîm} ‘you shall set,’ with lᵉkha {לְךָ | lᵉḵā} marking the beneficiary “for yourself.”
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:34
And Ben-Hadad said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you shall establish marketplaces for yourself in Damascus just as my father did in Samaria.” Then Ahab said, “By the covenant I will send you away.” So he made a covenant with him and sent him away.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:34:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:34, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֤ (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.20.34.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.34.W10.S1) and character.