Genesis 19:12:5Gen.19.12.W5TAB
מִֽי־לְךָ֣
milekha
“who do you have”
- Transliteration
- mi-le-KHA
- Extended
- mee-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /miː.lə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who do you have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
mi-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-le-KHA FO
- clause
va-yo-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM el-LOT OD mi-le-KHA FO kha-TAN u-va-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-KHOL a-sher-le-KHA ba-IR
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM el-LOT OD mi-le-KHA FO kha-TAN u-va-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-KHOL a-sher-le-KHA ba-IR ho-TSE min-ha-ma-KOM
Exegesis
The idiomatic sequence ʿod mî-le-kha pōh {עֹד מִֽי־לְךָ֣ פֹה | ʿôḏ mî-lə·kā pōh} functions as an inquiry about remaining dependents.
In context — Genesis 19:12
Then the men said to Lot, “Do you still have anyone here—your son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone who belongs to you in the city? Bring them out of this place.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:12, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־לְךָ֣ (milekha) 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.19.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.12.W5.S1) and character.