2 Chronicles 13:5:22 Chr.13.5.W2TAB
לָכֶם֙
lakhem
“to you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ha-LO la-KHEM
- clause
ha-LO la-KHEM la-DA-at KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL na-TAN mam-la-KHA le-da-VID al-yis-ra-EL le-o-LAM
- sentence
ha-LO la-KHEM la-DA-at KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL na-TAN mam-la-KHA le-da-VID al-yis-ra-EL le-o-LAM LO u-le-va-NAV be-RIT ME-lakh
Exegesis
The sequence lachem ladaat {לָכֶם לָדַעַת | lāḵem lādaʿat} forms an infinitival construction expressing obligation or appropriateness (“for you to know”).
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:5
Is it not for you to know that the LORD God of Israel has given the kingdom over Israel to David forever—to him and to his sons—by a covenant of salt, salt ?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 13:5, so the Hebrew word לָכֶם֙ (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 2 Chr.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.5.W2.S1) and character.