1 Samuel 20:28:91 Sam.20.28.W9TAB
לָֽחֶם׃
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
ad-BET LA-khem
- clause
ni-she-OL ni-she-AL da-VID me-im-ma-DI ad-BET LA-khem
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL ni-she-OL ni-she-AL da-VID me-im-ma-DI ad-BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive lalechet {לָלֶכֶת | lā-lē-khet} acts as a purpose clause “to go,” governing beitlechem {בֵּית־לֶחֶם | bēṯ-le-ḥem} as the destination. The Hebrew VSO is rendered as English SVO for clarity, and the infinitive of purpose is rendered with “for” plus infinitive. No significant variant affects the meaning here.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–het–mem
“to bake, eat”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:28
And Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked me for leave to go to Bethlehem .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 20:28, so the Hebrew word לָֽחֶם׃ (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.20.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.28.W9.S1) and character.