Joshua 18:7:20Josh.18.7.W20TAB

לָהֶ֔ם

lahem

to them

Transliteration
la-HEM
Extended
lah-HEHM
IPA
/laˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
to them

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Result
לָ + הֶ֔ם
la + hem
lahem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    na-TAN la-HEM

  3. clause

    ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The relative clause asher natan lahem moshe eved YHWH {אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה | ʾăšer nātan lāhem mōšeh ʿeved YHWH} anchors that eastern inheritance in Moses’ authorized action as YHWH’s servant, reinforcing that the distribution is legitimate and already settled.

In contextJoshua 18:7

For there is no portion for the Levites among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave to them.

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:7:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Joshua 18:7, 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 Josh.18.7.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.7.W20.S1) and character.