2 Samuel 18:11:142 Sam.18.11.W14TAB

לְךָ֛

lekha

to you

Transliteration
le-KHA
Extended
leh-KHAA
IPA
/ləˈχaː/

Meaning by language

English
to you

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Result
לְ + ךָ֛
le + kha
lekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-TET le-KHA

  3. clause

    ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT

Root and etymology

m–l–kmem–lamed–kaf

king, ruler

In context2 Samuel 18:11

And Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “Behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there on the ground? Then it would have fallen to me to give you ten pieces of silver and one belt .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֛ (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 Sam.18.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.11.W14.S1) and character.