Genesis 18:26:10Gen.18.26.W10TAB
לְכָל־הַמָּק֖וֹם
lekholhamakom
“the whole place”
- Transliteration
- le-khol-ha-ma-KOM
- Extended
- leh-khohl-hah-ma-KOHM
- IPA
- /lə.xɔl.ham.ma.ˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the whole place
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-khol-ha-ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-SA-ti le-khol-ha-ma-KOM
- clause
ve-na-SA-ti le-khol-ha-ma-KOM ba-a-vu-RAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH im-em-TSA vis-DOM kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR ve-na-SA-ti le-khol-ha-ma-KOM ba-a-vu-RAM
Exegesis
This verb governs lekol-hamaqom {לְכָל־הַמָּק֖וֹם | lə-ḵol-ham-mā-qōm}, indicating the comprehensive scope of reprieve, with baavuram {בַּעֲבוּרָֽם | ba-ʿă-vūr-ām} “for their sake” introducing the causal motivation. The syntax highlights how representative righteousness can determine corporate fate.
Root and etymology
k-l-hkaf–lamed–heh
“to complete, finish, bring to an end”
In context — Genesis 18:26
And the LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, within the city itself, then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:26, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־הַמָּק֖וֹם (lekholhamakom) 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.18.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.26.W10.S1) and character.