Isaiah 23:7:2Isa.23.7.W2TAB
לָכֶ֖ם
lakhem
“to you or for you {plural}”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you or for you {plural}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ZOT la-KHEM
- clause
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA
- sentence
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative hazot {הֲזֹאת | hă-zō̄t} ‘is this’, forming a rhetorical question that engages the addressees defined by lakhem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem} ‘for you’.
In context — Isaiah 23:7
Is this your joyous city , whose origin is from days of old? Her feet will carry her far away to dwell as a sojourner .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:7, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֖ם (lakhem) 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.23.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.7.W2.S1) and character.