Deuteronomy 15:7:12Deut.15.7.W12TAB
לָ֑ךְ
lakh
“to you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAKH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
no-TEN LAKH
- clause
kee-yih-YE ve-KHA ev-YON meh-a-KHAD a-KHE-kha be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha ve-artz-KHA a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
kee-yih-YE ve-KHA ev-YON meh-a-KHAD a-KHE-kha be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha ve-artz-KHA a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH LO te-am-METS et-le-vaV-KHA ve-LO tik-POTS et-yad-KHA me-a-KHI-kha ha-ev-YON
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-yhwh elohekha noten lakh {אֲשֵׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ | ʾă-šer-Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khā nō-tên lā-khā} ‘that the LORD your God gives you’ grounds the command in divine grant language.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is among you a poor person from one of your brothers in any of your towns in your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 15:7, so the Hebrew word לָ֑ךְ (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 Deut.15.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.7.W12.S1) and character.