1 Samuel 16:5:141 Sam.16.5.W14TAB
לָהֶ֖ם
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA la-HEM
- clause
va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
Exegesis
Finally, wayyiqārāʾ {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqārāʾ} ‘and he called’ plus lāhem la-zāvaḥ {לָהֶ֖ם לַזָּֽבַח | lāhem la-zāvaḥ} functions as the formal summons. The chain of vav-consecutives and imperatives emphasizes communal participation in the sacrificial rite.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-m
“bread”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:5
And he said, “Peace . I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֖ם (lahem) 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.16.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.5.W14.S1) and character.