2 Kings 18:21:42 Kgs.18.21.W4TAB
לְּךָ֡
lekha
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
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
hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA
- clause
a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA
- sentence
a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV
Exegesis
The adversative ken {כֵּן | ken} ‘thus’ establishes the simile relating Pharaoh melekh-mitsrayim {מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם | me·le·k-miṣ·rā·yim} as equally unreliable to those who trust in him. This structure emphasizes both the fragility of Egypt and the folly of political dependency.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of this broken reed; on Egypt, which, if a man leans upon it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word לְּךָ֡ (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.18.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.21.W4.S1) and character.