Daniel 1:5:2Dan.1.5.W2TAB
לָהֶ֨ם
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH
- sentence
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH u-mik-tsa-TAM ya-a-med-DU lif-NE ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The preposition lahem {לָהֶ֨ם | lāhem} marks the beneficiaries.
In context — Daniel 1:5
And the king set for them a daily portion from the king’s food and from the wine of his drinking, and appointed that they be raised for three years; and at the end of those years they would stand before the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 1:5, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֨ם (lahem) 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 Dan.1.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.5.W2.S1) and character.