Isaiah 14:3:5Isa.14.3.W5TAB
לְךָ֔
lekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
le-KHA
- clause
ve-ha-YA be-YOM ha-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-KHA me-ats-be-KHA u-me-rag-ze-KHA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA be-YOM ha-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-KHA me-ats-be-KHA u-me-rag-ze-KHA u-min-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ka-SHA a-SHER u-BAD-bakh
Exegesis
A temporal frame follows: beyom haniach YHWH lekha {בְּיוֹם הָנִיחַ יְהוָה לְךָ | bə-yôm hā-nîaḥ Yə-hō-wāh lə-kā} ‘in the day the LORD causes rest for you,’ where the Hiphil infinitive haniach highlights YHWH as the effective agent who produces rest rather than merely observing it.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign”
In context — Isaiah 14:3
And it will be in the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain , and from your agitation, and from the harsh labor that was imposed on you.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:3, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֔ (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 Isa.14.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.3.W5.S1) and character.