Deuteronomy 19:2:12Deut.19.2.W12TAB
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃
lerishtah
“to possess it”
- Transliteration
- le-rish-TAH
- Extended
- leh-rish-TAH
- IPA
- /ləriʃˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to possess it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-rish-TAH
- clause
be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
- sentence
sha-LOSH a-REEM tav-DEEL LAKH be-TOKH ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The final infinitival lerishtah {לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ | lərištāh} ‘to possess it’ expresses the purpose and continuity of the inheritance law. English preserves the Hebrew verb–subject order while clarifying covenantal commands and geographical scope.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:2
You shall set apart three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 19:2, so the Hebrew word לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lerishtah) 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.19.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.2.W12.S1) and character.