Exodus 20:12:6Exod.20.12.W6TAB
יָמֶ֔יךָ
yamehkha
“your days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MEH-kha
- Extended
- yah-MEH-khah
- IPA
- /ja.ˈmeː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ya-MEH-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha
- 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
A purpose clause begins with lema’an {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿan} 'in order that' and is fulfilled by ya’arikhun {יַאֲרִכ֣וּן | ya-ʾă-rî-ḵûn} 'they may prolong' together with yamekha {יָמֶיךָ | yā-me-kā} 'your days'.
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 20:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 20:12, so the Hebrew word יָמֶ֔יךָ (yamehkha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.12.W6.S1) and character.