Exodus 23:13:3Exod.23.13.W3TAB
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
alekhem
“to you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-khem
- Extended
- ah-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔăˈleː.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
a-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem
- clause
u-ve-KHOL a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem ti-sha-ME-ru
- sentence
u-ve-KHOL a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem ti-sha-ME-ru ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
Exegesis
The qal perfect ʾāmarṯî {אָמַרְתִּי | ʾāmarṯî} ‘I have spoken’ indicates completed divine proclamation to ʾălēyḵem {אֲלֵיכֶם | ʾălēyḵem} ‘to you’.
In context — Exodus 23:13
And in everything that I have spoken to you, you must guard against mentioning the names of other gods ; they must not be heard on your lips.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:13, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (alekhem) 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.23.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.13.W3.S1) and character.