Exodus 13:12:9Exod.13.12.W9TAB
לְךָ֛
lekha
“yours”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /lə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- yours
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yih-YEH le-KHA
- clause
ve-khol-PE-ter SHE-ger be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YEH le-KHA haz-ze-kha-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TA khol-pe-ter-RE-khem la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khol-PE-ter SHE-ger be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YEH le-KHA haz-ze-kha-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher yihyeh le-kha {אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ | ə-šer yi-hyēh lə-kha} ‘that will be yours’ delimits the animals in view.
In context — Exodus 13:12
Then you shall set apart every firstborn to the LORD ; and every firstborn male of the livestock that you have shall be the LORD’s.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 13:12, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֛ (lekha) 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 Exod.13.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.12.W9.S1) and character.