Exodus 16:12:6Exod.16.12.W6TAB
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
alehem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HEM
- Extended
- ah-le-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔă.leˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-le-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER a-le-HEM
- clause
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem
- sentence
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The imperative dabbēr ʾalêhem lēʾmôr {דַּבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם לֵאמֹר | dabbēr ʾalêhem lēʾmôr} frames the divine speech introduction.
In context — Exodus 16:12
I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵהֶ֜ם (alehem) 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W6.S1) and character.