Exodus 18:15:3Exod.18.15.W3TAB
לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ
lekhotno
“to his father-in-law”
- Transliteration
- le-khot-NO
- Extended
- leh-khoht-NOH
- IPA
- /lə.ħoθˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his father-in-law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-khot-NO
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verb–subject order (vayomer Mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō-šeh}) foregrounds Moses’ declaration, while the indirect object lechotno {לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ | lə-ḥoṯ-nō} specifies the addressee.
In context — Exodus 18:15
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:15, so the Hebrew word לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ (lekhotno) 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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.15.W3.S1) and character.