Deuteronomy 16:13:4Deut.16.13.W4TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /ləˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ta-a-SEH le-KHA
- clause
KHAG ha-su-KOT ta-a-SEH le-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
KHAG ha-su-KOT ta-a-SEH le-KHA shiv-AT ya-MIM be-osp-KHA mig-gar-ne-KHA u-mi-yik-VE-kha
Exegesis
Lekha {לְךָ | lə·ḵā} ‘for yourself’ adds a beneficiary nuance.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:13
You shall keep the Festival of Tabernacles for yourself for seven days, when you gather in from your threshing floor and from your winepress.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 16:13, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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.16.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.13.W4.S1) and character.