2 Samuel 21:4:182 Sam.21.4.W18TAB
לָכֶֽם׃
lakhem
“for you”
- Transliteration
- LA-khem
- Extended
- LAA-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlaː.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
e-e-SE LA-khem
- clause
va-yo-MER MA-a-TEM o-me-RIM e-e-SE LA-khem
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru LO ha-giv-o-NIM EN-LI LA-nu KE-sef ve-za-HAV im-sha-UL ve-im-BE-to ve-EN-LA-nu ISH le-ha-MIT be-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER MA-a-TEM o-me-RIM e-e-SE LA-khem
Exegesis
The imperfect eeseh {אֶעֱשֶׂה | ʾeʿeśeh} ‘I will do’ + lakhem {לָכֶֽם | lā-ḵem} ‘for you’ forms a strong pledge. The interplay of conjunctions, existential clauses, and infinitives maintains Hebrew’s rhetorical balance and emphasizes David’s commitment.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:4
And the Gibeonites said to him, “We have no silver or gold with Saul or with his house, nor do we have any man to kill in Israel.” And he said, “Say what you require, and I will do it for you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 21:4, so the Hebrew word לָכֶֽם׃ (lakhem) 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.21.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.4.W18.S1) and character.