Genesis 17:21:6Gen.17.21.W6TAB
לְךָ֤
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER te-LED le-KHA sa-RA
- clause
a-SHER te-LED le-KHA sa-RA lam-mo-ED haz-ZE bash-sha-NA ha-a-khe-RET
- sentence
ve-et-be-ri-TI a-KIM et-yits-KHAK a-SHER te-LED le-KHA sa-RA lam-mo-ED haz-ZE bash-sha-NA ha-a-khe-RET
Exegesis
ʾeṯ-yiṣḥāq {אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק | ʾeṯ-yiṣḥāq} tightly binds Isaac as the covenant heir, with the relative clause ʾăšer tē-lēḏ lə-ḵā śā-rāh {אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד לְךָ שָׂרָה} highlighting promised birth.
Root and etymology
Rooth-l-k
“to go, walk, conduct oneself”
In context — Genesis 17:21
Yet I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this appointed time in the next year.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:21, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֤ (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.17.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.21.W6.S1) and character.