Jeremiah 18:6:5Jer.18.6.W5TAB
לָכֶ֛ם
lakhem
“for you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
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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Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
lo-O-khal la-a-SOT la-KHEM
- clause
ha-kha-yo-TSER ha-ZEH lo-O-khal la-a-SOT la-KHEM BET yis-ra-EL ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ha-kha-yo-TSER ha-ZEH lo-O-khal la-a-SOT la-KHEM BET yis-ra-EL ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH hi-NE kha-KHO-mer be-YAD ha-yo-TSER ken-a-TEM be-ya-DI BET yis-ra-EL
In context — Jeremiah 18:6
“House of Israel, am I not able to deal with you like this potter?” declares the LORD . “Look—like the clay in the hand of the potter, so you are in My hand, house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:6, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֛ם (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 Jer.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.6.W5.S1) and character.