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

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    LAKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    OY OY LAKH

  3. clause

    OY OY LAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.