Genesis 13:17:7Gen.13.17.W7TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /lə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
KI le-KHA
- clause
KI le-KHA et-te-NEN-na
- sentence
KOOM hit-hal-LEKH ba-A-rets le-or-KAH u-le-rokh-BAH KI le-KHA et-te-NEN-na
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the rationale, and the fronted suffix in ləḵā {לְךָ֖ | ləḵā} ‘to you’ highlights the promise’s recipient.
Root and etymology
RootHeh–Lamed–Kaf
“to walk, go”
In context — Genesis 13:17
Arise, and walk through the land, along its length and across its breadth, for I will give it to you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 13:17, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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 Gen.13.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.17.W7.S1) and character.