Ezekiel 13:16:6Ezek.13.16.W6TAB
לָ֖הּ
la
“for her”
- Transliteration
- LA
- Extended
- LAA
- IPA
- /ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for her
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA
- clause
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM
- sentence
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM ve-EN sha-LOM ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinating participle vehachozim {וְהַחֹזִים | və-ha-cho-zim} ‘and who see’ introduces a secondary activity, lah chazon shalom {לָהּ חָזוֹן שָׁלוֹם | lā(-)h cha-zôn sha-lôm} ‘a vision of peace for her.’
Root and etymology
k-l-hkaf–lamed–heh
“to finish, consume”
In context — Ezekiel 13:16
The prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem and who see for her a vision of peace , yet there is no peace—declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 13:16, so the Hebrew word לָ֖הּ (la) 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 Ezek.13.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.16.W6.S1) and character.