2 Samuel 23:24:72 Sam.23.24.W7TAB
לָֽחֶם׃
lakhem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- LA-khem
- Extended
- LAA-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlaːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
BET LA-khem
- clause
el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO BET LA-khem
- sentence
a-sa-EL a-KHI-yo-AV ba-she-lo-SHIM el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO BET LA-khem
Exegesis
Finally, beit-lachem {בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם | bêt lā-ḥem} ‘house of Lachem/Bethlehem’ expresses the place of origin. Hebrew construct chains require genitive constructions in English, and the ordering emphasizes individual names before their affiliations.
Root and etymology
ב־י־תb–y–t
“house of bread”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the Thirty, and Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 23:24, so the Hebrew word לָֽחֶם׃ (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.23.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.24.W7.S1) and character.