Exodus 13:9:2Exod.13.9.W2TAB
לְךָ֨
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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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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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA le-KHA le-OT
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-KHA le-OT al-YAD-kha oo-le-zik-ka-RON BEIN ei-NE-kha le-MA-an tih-YE to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-KHA le-OT al-YAD-kha oo-le-zik-ka-RON BEIN ei-NE-kha le-MA-an tih-YE to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha KI be-YAD kha-za-KA ho-tsi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase le-kha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} “for you” precedes parallel purpose markers le-ot {לְאוֹת | lə-ʾôṯ} “for a sign” and u-lezikaron {וּלְזִכָּרוֹן | wə-lə-zik-qā-rōn} “and for a memorial,” each joined with locatives al-yadkha {עַל־יָדְךָ | ʿal-yā-ḏə-ḵā} “upon your hand” and ben einekha {בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ | bēn ʿê-nê-ḵā} “between your eyes.”
In context — Exodus 13:9
And it shall be for you as a sign upon your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth ; for the LORD brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:9, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֨ (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.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.9.W2.S1) and character.