Genesis 16:9:2Gen.16.9.W2TAB
לָהּ֙
lah
“to her”
- Transliteration
- LAH
- Extended
- LAAH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH ve-hit-a-NI TA-khat ya-DE-ha
Exegesis
The indirect object lah {לָהּ֙ | lāh} ‘to her’ precedes the subject, foregrounding Hagar as the recipient.
In context — Genesis 16:9
The angel of the LORD said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:9, so the Hebrew word לָהּ֙ (lah) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.9.W2.S1) and character.