Deuteronomy 20:15:3Deut.20.15.W3TAB
לְכָל־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים
lekholhearim
“to all the cities”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-he-a-RIM
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-heh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /lɛxol.heʕaˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all the cities
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-he-a-RIM
- clause
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD
- sentence
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD a-SHER LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh he-NAH
Exegesis
The verb ta’aseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ăšeh} in the Qal imperfect functions as the main directive, selecting le-khol he’arim {לְכָל־הֶעָרִים | lə·ḵōl hă·‘ă·rîm} as its object.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:15
This is how you shall act toward all the cities that are very far from you, which are not among the cities of these nations here.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 20:15, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (lekholhearim) 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.20.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.15.W3.S1) and character.