2 Samuel 19:42:122 Sam.19.42.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:43
לְךָ֔
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
kha-RA le-KHA
- clause
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} marks the causal clause ham-melekh qā-rōv ’ê-lay {הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ קָרֹב֙ אֵלַ֑י | ham-melekh qā-rōv ’ê-lay} “the king is near to me/us,” where the adjective qā-rōv conveys kinship.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:42
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to us . Why are you angry about our bringing back the king? Have we eaten any of the king’s food or received anything for ourselves?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:42:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:42, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֔ (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.19.42.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.42.W12.S1) and character.