Jeremiah 16:2:5Jer.16.2.W5TAB
לְךָ֙
lekha
“for you or to you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you or 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
ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA
- clause
ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA ba-NIM u-va-NOT ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
lo-ti-KAKH le-KHA i-SHA ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA ba-NIM u-va-NOT ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lekhā {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} ‘for yourself’ personalizes the command toward marriage (ʾiššāh {אִשָּׁה | ʾiššāh} ‘wife’).
In context — Jeremiah 16:2
You shall not take for yourself a wife , and you shall not have sons or daughters in this place .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 16:2, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֙ (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 Jer.16.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.2.W5.S1) and character.