לְךָ֖

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְךָ֖

   le-KHA

   for yourself or for you
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖

   la-TET le-KHA

   to set or to give for yourself or for you
3. clause🔊 וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

   ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM

   and I will give to you two thousand horses if you are able to set or to give for yourself or for you riders upon them
4. sentence🔊 וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

   ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM

   and now enter a wager or make a bet please with my lord with the king of Assyria and I will give to you two thousand horses if you are able to set or to give for yourself or for you riders upon them

Exegesis

The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} precedes adoni {אֲדֹנִי | ’ă-dō-nî} and melech {מֶלֶךְ | mē-leḵ}, specifying the object of the challenge.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 מ־ל־ךm-l-k

“to reign”

• 🔊 מֶלֶךְmê·leḵking1 Samuel 8:6
• 🔊 מַּמְלָכָהmam·lā·ḵāhkingdom1 Kings 4:21