Deuteronomy 17:9:11Deut.17.9.W11TAB
לְךָ֔
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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
ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA
- clause
ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
- sentence
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“ruler, king”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:9
And you shall go to the priests of the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the decision of the judgment.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 17:9, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֔ (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.17.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.9.W11.S1) and character.