Exodus 13:8:2Exod.13.8.W2TAB
לְבִנְךָ֔
levinkha
“to your son”
- Transliteration
- le-vin-KHA
- Extended
- leh-vihn-KHAA
- IPA
- /lə.vin.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-vin-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hig-gad-TA le-vin-KHA
- clause
ve-hig-gad-TA le-vin-KHA bay-YOM ha-HU leh-MOR
- sentence
ve-hig-gad-TA le-vin-KHA bay-YOM ha-HU leh-MOR ba-a-VUR ZE a-SA Ye-ho-VAH LI be-tseh-TI mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The directive begins with the vav-consecutive vehigadta {וְהִגַּדְתָּ | wə-hig-gāḏ-tā} marking a perfect-to-imperative shift, followed by the indirect object levincha {לְבִנְךָ | lə-vîn-kā} ‘to your son.’
In context — Exodus 13:8
And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, “This is because of what the LORD did for me when I went out from Egypt .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:8, so the Hebrew word לְבִנְךָ֔ (levinkha) 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.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.8.W2.S1) and character.