2 Kings 13:23:72 Kgs.13.23.W7TAB
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sake of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an be-ri-TO
- clause
va-YAA-khan ye-ho-VAH o-TAM va-ye-ra-kha-MEM va-yi-FEN a-lei-HEM le-MA-an be-ri-TO et-a-vra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-ya-a-KOV
- sentence
va-YAA-khan ye-ho-VAH o-TAM va-ye-ra-kha-MEM va-yi-FEN a-lei-HEM le-MA-an be-ri-TO et-a-vra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-ya-a-KOV ve-LO a-VA ha-she-khi-TAM ve-lo-hish-li-KHAM me-al-pa-NAIV ad-a-TA
Exegesis
The purpose clause lemaʿan berito {לְמַ֣עַן בְּרִית֔וֹ | lə-ma-ʿan bə-rî-ṯô} links God’s actions to His oath to the patriarchs.
In context — 2 Kings 13:23
And the LORD was gracious to them, showed them compassion, and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them or to cast them from His presence up to this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 13:23, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עַן (lemaan) 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 Kgs.13.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.23.W7.S1) and character.