Deuteronomy 23:6:4Deut.23.6.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:7
כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ
kolyamekha
“all your days”
- Transliteration
- kol-ya-ME-kha
- Extended
- kahl-yah-MEH-khah
- IPA
- /kol.jaˈmeːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- all your days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-ya-ME-kha
- clause
kol-ya-ME-kha le-o-LAM
- sentence
lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM ve-to-va-TAM kol-ya-ME-kha le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The temporal expression kol-yamekha {כָּל־יָמֶיךָ | kol-yā-me-kha} ‘all your days’ followed by le'olam {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿô-lām} ‘forever’ conveys an uninterrupted duration, underscoring the everlasting nature of the prohibition.
Root and etymology
k-l-ykaf–lamed–yod
“vessel or container”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:6
You must not work for their peace or for their prosperity throughout all your days—forever.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 23:6, so the Hebrew word כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ (kolyamekha) 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.23.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.6.W4.S1) and character.