Exodus 17:2:9Exod.17.2.W9TAB
לָהֶם֙
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- lah-HEM
- IPA
- /laː.ˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer la-HEM
- clause
va-YO-mer la-HEM mo-SHEH mah-te-ri-VOON im-ma-DEE mah-te-na-SOON et-yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-REV ha-AM im-mo-SHEH va-yom-ROO teh-NOO-lah-NOO MA-yim ve-nish-TEH va-YO-mer la-HEM mo-SHEH mah-te-ri-VOON im-ma-DEE mah-te-na-SOON et-yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
A second wayyiqtol vayyōmer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’ shifts to Moses addressing lahem {לָהֶם֙ | lā-hem} ‘to them’.
In context — Exodus 17:2
Then the people argued with Moses and said, “Give us water so that we may drink.” Moses said to them, “Why are you arguing with me? Why are you testing the LORD ?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 17:2, so the Hebrew word לָהֶם֙ (lahem) 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.17.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.2.W9.S1) and character.