1 Kings 20:4:71 Kgs.20.4.W7TAB
לְךָ֥
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈχaː/
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
le-KHA a-NI
- clause
le-KHA a-NI ve-KHOL-a-SHER-li
- sentence
va-ya-AN ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER kid-va-re-KHA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh le-KHA a-NI ve-KHOL-a-SHER-li
Exegesis
The final parallel prepositional phrase ləkā ’ănî wə-ḵōl-’ăšer-lî {לְךָ אֲנִי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לִי | ləkā ’ănî wə-ḵōl-’ăšer-lî} ‘to you, I and all that is mine’ emphasizes total surrender of person and possessions, with the double maqqēph in wə-ḵōl-’ăšer-lî reinforcing inclusivity.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:4
“As you say , my lord , I and all that I have are yours.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֥ (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.20.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.4.W7.S1) and character.