Daniel 4:32:9Dan.4.32.W9TABWLC Daniel 4:29
לָ֣ךְ
lakh
“you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
LAKH ye-ta-a-MOON
- clause
oo-MIN-a-na-SHAA LAKH tar-DEEN ve-IM-KHEE-VAT bah-RAA meh-do-RAKH ihs-BAA keh-to-REEN LAKH ye-ta-a-MOON veh-SHIV-AA id-da-NEEN yakh-le-FOON ah-la-YAKH
- sentence
oo-MIN-a-na-SHAA LAKH tar-DEEN ve-IM-KHEE-VAT bah-RAA meh-do-RAKH ihs-BAA keh-to-REEN LAKH ye-ta-a-MOON veh-SHIV-AA id-da-NEEN yakh-le-FOON ah-la-YAKH ah-LAKH AD di-tin-DA di-shal-LEET il-la-YA be-mal-KHOOT a-na-SHAA oo-leh-MAN-DEE yits-BEH yit-te-nin-NAAH
Exegesis
The indirect object lāḵ {לָךְ | lāḵ} ‘to you’ placed early before the verb ṭarḏîn {טָרְדִין | ṭār-ḏîn} ‘they will drive’ highlights Nebuchadnezzar as the personal target of the coming judgment.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Lamed–Kaf
“to go, walk”
In context — Daniel 4:32
And from among men they will drive you, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field, and they will make you eat grass like oxen, and seven times will pass over you, until you know that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of mankind and that He gives it to whomever He wills.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 4:32, so the Hebrew word לָ֣ךְ (lakh) 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.4.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.32.W9.S1) and character.