2 Samuel 16:2:122 Sam.16.2.W12TAB
וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם
vehallekhem
“and the bread”
- Transliteration
- ve-hal-LE-khem
- Extended
- veh-hahl-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /vəhallɛˈħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hal-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-le-le-KHEM ve-hal-LE-khem ve-ha-ka-YITS
- clause
va-YO-mer tsi-VA ha-kha-mo-RIM le-VEIT-ha-ME-lekh lir-KHOV ve-le-le-KHEM ve-hal-LE-khem ve-ha-ka-YITS le-e-KHOL han-ne-a-RIM ve-ha-ya-YIN lish-TE-ot ha-ya-EF ba-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-tsi-va ma-E-le LAKH va-YO-mer tsi-VA ha-kha-mo-RIM le-VEIT-ha-ME-lekh lir-KHOV ve-le-le-KHEM ve-hal-LE-khem ve-ha-ka-YITS le-e-KHOL han-ne-a-RIM ve-ha-ya-YIN lish-TE-ot ha-ya-EF ba-mid-BAR
Exegesis
Ziba’s answer uses a series of infinitive constructs linked by conjunctions for purpose: haḥămorīm ləḇēt-hamméleḵ lirqōḇ {הַחֲמוֹרִים לְבֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְכֹּב | haḥămorīm ləḇēt-hamméleḵ lirqōḇ} ‘the donkeys for the king’s house to ride,’ followed by wə-halleḥem wə-haqqayits lēʾēḵōl hanəʿārīm {וְהַלֶּחֶם וְהַקַּיִץ לֶאֱכֹל הַנְּעָרִים | wə-halleḥem wə-haqqayits lēʾēḵōl hanəʿārīm} ‘and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat,’ and wə-ha-yayin lištōṯ hayyāʿēp bammidbār {וְהַיַּיִן לִשְׁתּוֹת הַיָּעֵף בַּמִּדְבָּר | wə-ha-yayin lištōṯ hayyāʿēp bammidbār} ‘and the wine to give drink to the weary in the wilderness.’ The paratactic chaining of infinitives reflects Hebrew economy of expression, requiring English subordinate clauses to preserve clarity and the ordered sequence of intended uses.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-chet-mem
“bread, food”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said to Ziba, “What are these to you?” And Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the house of the king to ride, and the bread and the summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the weary to drink in the wilderness.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם (vehallekhem) 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 Sam.16.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.2.W12.S1) and character.