2 Chronicles 29:5:22 Chr.29.5.W2TAB
לָהֶ֖ם
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER la-HEM
- clause
va-yo-MER la-HEM she-ma-U-ni hal-ve-YIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER la-HEM she-ma-U-ni hal-ve-YIM a-TA hit-ka-de-SHU ve-ka-de-SHU et-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-KHEM ve-ho-tsi-U et-ha-ni-DA min-ha-KO-desh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lāhem {לָהֶ֖ם | lāhem} ‘to them’ identifies the Levite audience.
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:5
And he said to them, “Hear me, Levites ! Now consecrate yourselves and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers , and remove all impurity from the sanctuary.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 29:5, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֖ם (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.29.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.5.W2.S1) and character.