Deuteronomy 14:29:15Deut.14.29.W15TAB
לְמַ֤עַן
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MA-an
- IPA
- /ləˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA
- clause
le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL-ma-a-SEH yad-KHA a-SHER ta-a-SE
- sentence
u-VA ha-le-VI KI EIN-LO KHE-lek ve-na-kha-LA im-MAKH ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA ve-akh-LU ve-sa-VE-u le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL-ma-a-SEH yad-KHA a-SHER ta-a-SE
Exegesis
Lə-ma·ʿān introduces purpose: yə-va-rə-ḵē-kha YHWH ʾĕ-lo-he-kha {לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ} ‘so that the LORD your God may bless you’.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the sojourner , and the orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:29:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 14:29, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֤עַן (lemaan) 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 Deut.14.29.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.29.W15.S1) and character.