Exodus 23:33:12Exod.23.33.W12TAB
לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
lehmokesh
“a snare”
- Transliteration
- leh-mo-KESH
- Extended
- leh-moh-KEHSH
- IPA
- /lə.moː.ˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a snare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-mo-KESH
- clause
KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
- sentence
LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
Exegesis
The second kî-yih-yēh {כִּי־יִהְיֶה | kî-yih-yēh} ‘for it will be’ introduces the result clause, concluding with lə-mō-qēš {לְמוֹקֵשׁ | lə-mō-qēš} ‘a snare’ as predicative complement. This sequence—prohibition, warning, conditional consequence—mirrors classical Hebrew legal style and is rendered in English through parallel clauses to preserve its rhetorical force.
In context — Exodus 23:33
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me , for if you worship their gods , it will surely become a snare to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 23:33, so the Hebrew word לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ (lehmokesh) 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.23.33.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.33.W12.S1) and character.