Joshua 20:2:6Josh.20.2.W6TAB
לָכֶם֙
lakhem
“for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- lah-KHEM
- IPA
- /laˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourselves
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
te-NU la-KHEM
- clause
te-NU la-KHEM et-a-REI ha-mik-LAT a-sher-di-barti a-lei-KHEM be-YAD-MO-sheh
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR te-NU la-KHEM et-a-REI ha-mik-LAT a-sher-di-barti a-lei-KHEM be-YAD-MO-sheh
Exegesis
The Qal imperative tenu {תְּנוּ | tənû} ‘give’ uses lakhem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵēm} ‘for you’, and et-arei ha-miklat {אֶת־עָרֵי הַמִּקְלָט | et-ʿārê ham-mik·lāṭ} ‘the cities of refuge’ functions as the direct object.
In context — Joshua 20:2
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge which I commanded through Moses.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 20:2, so the Hebrew word לָכֶם֙ (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.20.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.2.W6.S1) and character.