Joshua 18:4:2Josh.18.4.W2TAB
לָכֶ֛ם
lakhem
“for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourselves
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-VOO la-KHEM
- clause
ha-VOO la-KHEM she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM la-sha-VET
- sentence
ha-VOO la-KHEM she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM la-sha-VET ve-esh-la-KHEM ve-ya-KU-mu ve-yit-hal-KHU va-A-RETs ve-yikh-te-VOO o-TAH le-FI na-cha-la-TAM ve-ya-VO-oo e-LAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative verb havu {הָב֥וּ | hā-vû} ‘give’ followed by the prepositional pronoun lachem {לָכֶ֛ם | lā-ḵem} ‘to you’, emphasizing communal responsibility.
In context — Joshua 18:4
Appoint three men for each tribe , and I will send them; let them rise and traverse the land and record it according to their inheritance , then let them come to me.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 18:4, 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 Josh.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.4.W2.S1) and character.