Deuteronomy 19:7:8Deut.19.7.W8TAB
לָֽךְ׃
lakh
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAKH
- IPA
- /laːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
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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Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
tav-DIL LAKH
- clause
sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH
- sentence
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH
Exegesis
The Hiphil verb tavdil {תַּבְדִּיל | taḇ-dîl} ‘you shall set apart’ indicates a causative designation, and the suffix lakh {לָךְ | lā-ḵ} ‘for yourself’ marks the beneficiary. The structure highlights the speaker’s authoritative address and the imperative nature of the command, which is reflected by rendering the Piel participle as a continuous English verb and preserving the causative force of the Hiphil.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:7
Therefore I am commanding you, saying: “You shall set apart three cities for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 19:7, so the Hebrew word לָֽךְ׃ (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.19.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.7.W8.S1) and character.