1 Kings 21:2:151 Kgs.21.2.W15TAB
לְךָ֙
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
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive plus ve-ettena-lekha {וְאֶתְּנָה־לְךָ | wə-ʾet-te-nā-lə-ḵā} introduces the proposed concession.
Finally, the repeated imperfect ettena-lekha kesef mekhir zeh {אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ כֶסֶף מְחִיר זֶה | ʾet-te-nā-lə-ḵā ke-sep̄ mə-ḥîr zeh} emphasizes transactional clarity. English renderings preserve Hebrew ordering in the literal version and apply smoothing and idiomatic phrasing in formal and dynamic to convey negotiation tone.
In context — 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard , so it can serve as a garden , because it is adjacent to my house. I will offer you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if it seems right in your eyes, I will pay you its value in silver.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֙ (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.21.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.2.W15.S1) and character.