1 Samuel 16:4:91 Sam.16.4.W9TAB
לָ֑חֶם
lakhem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- LA-khem
- Extended
- LAA-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlaːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
BET LA-khem
- clause
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem
- sentence
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive vayavo {וַיָּבֹ֖א | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came’ takes the construct beit-lechem {בֵּ֣ת לָ֑חֶם | bēt lāḥēm} as an adverbial of motion.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-m
“bread”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and he came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “Is your coming in peace?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word לָ֑חֶם (lakhem) 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 Sam.16.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.4.W9.S1) and character.