2 Kings 20:9:32 Kgs.20.9.W3TAB
זֶה־לְּךָ֤
zelekha
“this is for you”
- Transliteration
- ze-le-KHA
- Extended
- zeh-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /zɛː‿lːəˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this is for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ze-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ze-le-KHA ha-OT
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ze-le-KHA ha-OT me-ET ye-ho-VAH KI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BER
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ze-le-KHA ha-OT me-ET ye-ho-VAH KI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BER ha-LAKH ha-TSEL E-ser ma-a-LOT im-ya-SHUV E-ser ma-a-LOT
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zeh} ‘this’ with the prepositional phrase lekha {לְּךָ | ləḵā} ‘to you’ specifies the recipient.
In context — 2 Kings 20:9
Isaiah replied, “This will be your sign from the LORD that the LORD will carry out the thing he has said: should the shadow advance ten steps, or should it go back ten steps?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 20:9, so the Hebrew word זֶה־לְּךָ֤ (zelekha) 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.9.W3.S1) and character.