Joshua 14:9:12Josh.14.9.W12TAB
לְךָ֨
lekha
“for you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- le-KHAH
- IPA
- /lɛˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA
- clause
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM ki mil-LE-ta a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The clause haaretz asher darekhah raglekha bah {הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דָּרְכָ֤ה רַגְלְךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ} uses the relative pronoun asher and perfect darekhah to describe the land traversed by the foot.
Root and etymology
consonants ה־ל־ךHeh–Lamed–Kaf
“to go, walk”
In context — Joshua 14:9
So Moses swore on that day, “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have fully followed after the LORD my God .”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 14:9, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֨ (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 Josh.14.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.9.W12.S1) and character.