Exodus 16:15:21Exod.16.15.W21TAB
לְאָכְלָֽה׃
leokhla
“for food”
- Transliteration
- le-okh-LA
- Extended
- leh-ohkh-LAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʔɔx.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for food
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-okh-LA
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE a-le-HEM HU ha-LE-khem a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM le-okh-LA
- sentence
va-yir-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yom-RU ISH el-a-KHIV MAN HU KI LO yad-U mah-HU va-YO-mer mo-SHE a-le-HEM HU ha-LE-khem a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM le-okh-LA
Exegesis
The infinitive le-okhlah {לְאָכְלָה | lə-ʾā-ḵlə-h} functions as a purpose phrase ‘to eat’. English past tense and direct questions reflect the Hebrew wayyiqtol and nominal clauses, while the infinitive purpose is rendered with an English infinitive.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaf–lamed
“to eat”
In context — Exodus 16:15
When the sons of Israel saw it, they said each man to his brother, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat ."
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:15:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Exodus 16:15, so the Hebrew word לְאָכְלָֽה׃ (leokhla) 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.16.15.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.15.W21.S1) and character.