2 Chronicles 21:3:22 Chr.21.3.W2TAB
לָהֶ֣ם
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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Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN la-HEM a-vi-HEM
- clause
va-yit-TEN la-HEM a-vi-HEM ma-ta-NOT ra-BOT le-KHE-sef u-le-za-HAV u-le-mig-da-NOT im-a-RE me-tsu-ROT bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yit-TEN la-HEM a-vi-HEM ma-ta-NOT ra-BOT le-KHE-sef u-le-za-HAV u-le-mig-da-NOT im-a-RE me-tsu-ROT bi-ye-hu-DA ve-et-ha-mam-la-KHA na-TAN li-yo-RAM ki-HU ha-be-KHOR
Exegesis
The phrase lahem avivhem {לָהֶ֣ם אֲבִיהֶם | lāhem ʾăḇîhem} identifies recipients and subject.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:3
Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuables, along with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 21:3, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֣ם (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 2 Chr.21.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.3.W2.S1) and character.