2 Kings 15:12:102 Kgs.15.12.W10TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“for you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
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 Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-she-VU le-KHA
- clause
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI-KHEN
Exegesis
Within the oracle, the construct bənê-rĕviʿîm {בְּנֵי רְבִיעִים | benê rĕvîʿîm} ‘sons of the fourth’ conveys dynastic succession, with yēšəḇû-ləḵā {יֵשְׁבוּ לְךָ | yešəḇû ləḵā} ‘they will sit for you’ denoting royal appointment.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:12
This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying: ‘Sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.’ And so it came to pass.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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.15.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.12.W10.S1) and character.