Jeremiah 16:6:9Jer.16.6.W9TAB
לָהֶ֔ם
lahem
“for them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yis-pe-DU la-HEM
- clause
ve-LO-yis-pe-DU la-HEM ve-LO yit-go-DAD ve-LO yik-ka-RE-akh la-HEM
- sentence
u-ME-tu ge-do-LIM u-ke-ta-NIM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT LO yik-ka-VE-ru ve-LO-yis-pe-DU la-HEM ve-LO yit-go-DAD ve-LO yik-ka-RE-akh la-HEM
In context — Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small will die in this land; they will not be buried, and none will lament for them, nor will anyone cut himself, nor will anyone shave his head for them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 16:6, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֔ם (lahem) 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.16.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.6.W9.S1) and character.