Exodus 19:12:6Exod.19.12.W6TAB
לָכֶ֛ם
lakhem
“for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- lah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourselves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
hi-sham-RU la-KHEM
- clause
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu
- sentence
veh-hig-bal-TA et-hah-AM sa-VIV leh-e-MOR hi-sham-RU la-KHEM a-LOT ba-HAR oo-ne-GO-a be-ka-TSE-hu kol-ha-no-GEA ba-HAR MOT yu-MAT
In context — Exodus 19:12
You shall mark off a boundary for the people all around and say, “Guard yourselves : do not go up the mountain, and do not touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:12, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֛ם (lakhem) 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.19.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.12.W6.S1) and character.