Exodus 20:12:12Exod.20.12.W12TAB
לָֽךְ׃
lakh
“to you”
- Transliteration
- lakh
- Extended
- lahkh
- IPA
- /laːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
lakh
- phraseyour reading level
no-TEN lakh
- clause
le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
- sentence
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
Exegesis
The spatial phrase al ha’adamah {עַל הָאֲדָמָה | ʿal hā-ʾă-ḏā-māh} 'on the land' sets the arena of blessing, which is defined by the relative clause asher-yehō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā nō-tēn lāḵ {אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ | ʾă-šer-Ye-hō-wāh-ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā nō-tēn lāḵ} 'that the LORD your God is giving to you'. The continuity of the promise is underlined by the present action of giving in this clause. This progression from imperative command through purpose clause to relative promise exemplifies Hebrew rhetorical structure binding duty with divine assurance.
In context — Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land that the LORD your God is giving to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 20:12, so the Hebrew word לָֽךְ׃ (lakh) 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.20.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.12.W12.S1) and character.