2 Chronicles 20:17:22 Chr.20.17.W2TAB
לָכֶ֖ם
lakhem
“to you or for you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you or for 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
LO la-KHEM
- clause
LO la-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM ba-ZOT
- sentence
LO la-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM ba-ZOT hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU u-re-U ET-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu ma-KHAR tse-U lif-ne-HEM va-Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’, followed by the prepositional phrase lachem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem} ‘for you’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:17
It is not for you to fight in this battle ; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or dismayed. Tomorrow, go out before them, and the LORD will be with you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:17, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֖ם (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.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.17.W2.S1) and character.