Ezekiel 16:14:2Ezek.16.14.W2TAB
לָ֥ךְ
lakh
“to you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- IPA
- /laːχ/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE LAKH SHEM
- clause
va-ye-TSE LAKH SHEM ba-go-YIM be-yof-YEKH
- sentence
va-ye-TSE LAKH SHEM ba-go-YIM be-yof-YEKH KI ka-LIL HU ba-ha-da-RI a-SHER-sam-TI a-LA-yikh ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun shem {שֵׁ֛ם | šēm} ‘renown’ serves as object with lāḵ {לָ֥ךְ | lāḵ} ‘to you’ marking the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf
“to walk, go”
In context — Ezekiel 16:14
And your renown went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I placed upon you, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:14, so the Hebrew word לָ֥ךְ (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 Ezek.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.14.W2.S1) and character.