Genesis 19:6:2Gen.19.6.W2TAB
אֲלֵהֶ֛ם
alehem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HEM
- Extended
- ah-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔă.leˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-le-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha ve-ha-DE-let sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alehem {אֲלֵהֶם | ʾă-lê-hem} ‘to them’ targets the men at the tent’s opening.
In context — Genesis 19:6
Lot went out to them at the entrance , and he shut the door behind him .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:6, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵהֶ֛ם (alehem) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.6.W2.S1) and character.