Isaiah 14:9:8Isa.14.9.W8TAB
לְךָ֤
lekha
“for you, to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you, to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- phraseyour reading level
o-REHR le-KHA re-fa-IM
- clause
o-REHR le-KHA re-fa-IM kal-a-tu-DE A-rets he-KIM mik-kis-o-TAM KOL mal-KHE go-YIM
- sentence
she-OL mit-TA-khat rag-ZA le-KHA lik-RAT BO-e-kha o-REHR le-KHA re-fa-IM kal-a-tu-DE A-rets he-KIM mik-kis-o-TAM KOL mal-KHE go-YIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ləkḥā liqrāʾṯ bōʾekā {לְךָ לִקְרַאת בּוֹאֶךָ | ləkḥā liqrāʾṯ bōʾekā} “for you to meet at your coming” combines a preposition with an infinitive construct and pronominal suffix to specify purpose.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign”
In context — Isaiah 14:9
Sheol beneath quivered on your account, to greet you at your arrival; it roused for you the departed spirits , all the chiefs of the earth, and lifted from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:9, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֤ (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.14.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.9.W8.S1) and character.