2 Chronicles 20:8:62 Chr.20.8.W6TAB
לְשִׁמְךָ֥
leshimkha
“for your name”
- Transliteration
- le-shim-KHA
- Extended
- leh-shihm-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləʃimˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-shim-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
le-shim-KHA le-MOR
- clause
va-yiv-NU le-KHA BAH mik-DASH le-shim-KHA le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-she-VU-VAH va-yiv-NU le-KHA BAH mik-DASH le-shim-KHA le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct chain mikdash le-shim-kha {מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ | miqdāš lə-šim-kha} expresses dedication of the structure to the divine name.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:8
And they dwelt in it and built for You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:8, so the Hebrew word לְשִׁמְךָ֥ (leshimkha) 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.20.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.8.W6.S1) and character.