Joel 2:23:12Joel.2.23.W12TAB
לָכֶ֨ם
lakhem
“for you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈxɛm/
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
va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem
- clause
va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
- sentence
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
In context — Joel 2:23
You sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the former rain for righteousness , and He causes the rain to come down for you—the former rain and the latter rain as at the first.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joel 2:23, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֨ם (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 Joel.2.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.23.W12.S1) and character.