2 Chronicles 23:19:82 Chr.23.19.W8TAB
לְכָל־דָּבָֽר׃
lekholdavar
“for any matter or thing”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-da-VAR
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /ləkʰɔl.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for any matter or thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-da-VAR
- clause
ve-LO-ya-VO ta-ME le-KHOL-da-VAR
- sentence
va-ya-a-MED ha-sho-a-RIM al-sha-a-RE BET ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-ya-VO ta-ME le-KHOL-da-VAR
Exegesis
Finally, the idiom lə-ḵol-dāvar {לְכָל־דָּבָֽר | lə-ḵol-dā-ḇār} ‘for any thing’ emphasizes the totality of the exclusion. The English renderings preserve these structures by maintaining sequence, highlighting the possessive construct, and reflecting the force of the prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, thing”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:19
And he stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD , so that no unclean person could enter for any purpose.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 23:19, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־דָּבָֽר׃ (lekholdavar) 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.23.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.19.W8.S1) and character.