Ezekiel 18:2:1Ezek.18.2.W1TAB
מַה־לָּכֶ֗ם
malakhem
“what is to you”
- Transliteration
- ma-la-KHEM
- Extended
- mah-lah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /mah.laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- what is to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-la-KHEM
- clause
ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-VOT yo-khe-LU VO-ser ve-shi-NE ha-ba-NIM tik-he-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative mah {מַה | mah} ‘what’, posing a direct challenge to the community.
The prepositional phrase la-khem {לָּכֶ֗ם | lā-khem} ‘to you’ narrows the address to the people of Israel.
In context — Ezekiel 18:2
What is it to you that you are quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: The fathers eat sour grapes , and the teeth of the children are set on edge?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:2, so the Hebrew word מַה־לָּכֶ֗ם (malakhem) 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.2.W1.S1) and character.