Ezekiel 16:23:6Ezek.16.23.W6TAB
לָ֔ךְ
lakh
“to you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːx/
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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Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
OY OY LAKH
- clause
OY OY LAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE KAL-ra-a-TEKH OY OY LAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The repetition of the interjection oy {א֣וֹי | ʾōy} intensifies the lament, addressed directly by the suffix in lach {לָךְ | laḵ} ‘to you.’
Root and etymology
h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf
“to walk, go”
In context — Ezekiel 16:23
And it happened after all your wickedness—woe , woe to you!—declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 16:23, so the Hebrew word לָ֔ךְ (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.16.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.23.W6.S1) and character.