Genesis 28:13:18Gen.28.13.W18TAB

לְךָ֥

lekha

to you

Transliteration
le-KHA
Extended
leh-KHAA
IPA
/lə.ˈxaː/

Meaning by language

English
to you

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Result
לְ + ךָ֥
le + kha
lekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-KHA et-te-NEN-na

  3. clause

    ha-A-rets a-SHER a-TA sho-KHEV a-LE-ha le-KHA et-te-NEN-na u-le-zar-E-kha

  4. sentence

    ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK ha-A-rets a-SHER a-TA sho-KHEV a-LE-ha le-KHA et-te-NEN-na u-le-zar-E-kha

Root and etymology

h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf

to go, walk

In contextGenesis 28:13

And behold, the LORD was standing above it, and He said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your forefather and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 28:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Genesis 28:13, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֥ (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.28.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.13.W18.S1) and character.