2 Kings 19:21:92 Kgs.19.21.W9TAB
לְךָ֗
lekha
“you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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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
la-a-GA le-KHA
- clause
ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The perfect verbs bazah lekha {בָּזָה לְךָ | bā-zāh lə-ḵā} ‘despises you’ and la'agah lekha {לָעֲגָה לְךָ | lā-ʿă-gāh lə-ḵā} ‘mocks you’ form a chiasm that intensifies Zion’s derision.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֗ (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.19.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.21.W9.S1) and character.