Deuteronomy 23:18:9Deut.23.18.W9TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:19
לְכָל־נֶדֶר
lekholneder
“for any vow”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-NE-der
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-NEH-dehr
- IPA
- /lɛˈxolˈnɛdɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for any vow
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-NE-der
- sentence
lo-ta-VI et-NAN zo-NA u-me-KHIR ke-LEV beit Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-KHOL-NE-der KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha GAM-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The prepositional-genitive phrase beit YHWH Eloheikha {בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | bêt Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêḵā} marks the sanctuary as the destination, and le-khol neder {לְכָל נֶדֶר | lə-khol nēḏer} limits it to votive offerings.
Root and etymology
n-d-rnun–dalet–resh
“vow”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God for any vow , because both are an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 23:18, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־נֶדֶר (lekholneder) 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.23.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.18.W9.S1) and character.