Deuteronomy 20:3:2Deut.20.3.W2TAB

אֲלֵהֶם֙

alehem

to them

Transliteration
a-le-HEM
Extended
ah-leh-HEHM
IPA
/ʔăleˈhem/

Meaning by language

English
to them

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Result
אֲ + לֵ + הֶם֙
a + le + hem
alehem

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-le-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM

  3. clause

    ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM she-MA yis-ra-EL a-TEM ke-re-VIM ha-YOM la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHEM

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM she-MA yis-ra-EL a-TEM ke-re-VIM ha-YOM la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHEM al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM

In contextDeuteronomy 20:3

And he shall say to them, “Hear, Israel: today you are coming near to the battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart weaken; do not fear, do not panic, and do not be terrified in front of them.”

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 20:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 20:3, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵהֶם֙ (alehem) 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.20.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.3.W2.S1) and character.