Deuteronomy 20:10:7Deut.20.10.W7TAB
לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
leshalom
“for peace”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
- sentence
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The noun leshalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | lə-šālôm} states the content “for peace,” linking the decree to covenantal restoration. English preserves the protasis–apodosis structure with “shall” and maintains the sequence of purpose and imperative.
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“peace, wholeness, completion”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:10
When you come near a city to wage war against it, you shall call to it with an offer of peace .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:10, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (leshalom) 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.20.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.10.W7.S1) and character.