Deuteronomy 20:4:6Deut.20.4.W6TAB
לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם
lehillakhem
“to do battle”
- Transliteration
- le-hil-la-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-hil-lah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ləhillaˈxeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to do battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-hil-la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM
- clause
le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM im-oy-ve-KHEM le-ho-shi-A et-KHEM
- sentence
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem ha-ho-LEKH im-ma-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM la-KHEM im-oy-ve-KHEM le-ho-shi-A et-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase immakhem {עִמָּכֶ֑ם | ʿimmākem} reinforces presence prior to two parallel purpose infinitives: the Nifal lehillachem {לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם | lə-hillā-ḥêm} introduces divine combat on behalf of the people, and the Hiphil lehoshia {לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ | lə-hōšîaʿ} highlights divine causative action to save. The Hebrew VSO order underscores divine initiative, rendered here as SVO in English for clarity.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God is the One who goes with you, to fight on your behalf against your enemies, to save you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 20:4, so the Hebrew word לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (lehillakhem) 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.20.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.4.W6.S1) and character.