Genesis 6:21:11Gen.6.21.W11TAB
לְאָכְלָֽה׃
leokhla
“for food”
- Transliteration
- le-okh-LA
- Extended
- leh-ohkh-LAA
- IPA
- /lə.ʔɔx.ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for food
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-okh-LA
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-KHA ve-la-HEM le-okh-LA
- sentence
ve-at-TA kakh-le-KHA mik-kol-ma-a-KHAL a-SHER ye-a-KHEL ve-a-saf-TA e-LEI-kha ve-ha-YA le-KHA ve-la-HEM le-okh-LA
Exegesis
The infinitive leʾokhlah {לְאָכְלָה | lə-ʾoḵ-lāh} expresses purpose ‘for eating.’ The English renderings preserve the Hebrew’s imperative-plus-sequential structure, the broad scope of the object, and the dual beneficiaries while rendering the final infinitive naturally as ‘food.’
In context — Genesis 6:21
And you shall take for yourself some of every kind of food that may be eaten, and you shall gather it to you, and it shall be food for you and for them.
About this coordinate
Genesis 6:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 6:21, so the Hebrew word לְאָכְלָֽה׃ (leokhla) 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.6.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.21.W11.S1) and character.