Exodus 13:9:8Exod.13.9.W8TAB
לְמַ֗עַן
lemaan
“in order that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- 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 purpose clause le-maan tihyeh torat YHWH be-fikha {לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת יְהוָה בְּפִיךָ | lə-ma-ʿan ṯi-hyēh tō-rat yə-hō-wāh bə-phi-khā} places the law in the mouth.
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 13:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 13:9, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֗עַן (lemaan) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.9.W8.S1) and character.