Joshua 22:16:17Josh.22.16.W17TAB
לָכֶם֙
lakhem
“for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- lah-KHEM
- IPA
- /bivnoːtˈxem/
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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Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM
- clause
biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh lim-rad-KHEM ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KOH am-RU KOL a-DAT Ye-ho-VAH MA-ha-MA-al ha-ZEH a-SHER me-al-TEM be-e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL la-SHUV ha-YOM mei-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh lim-rad-KHEM ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH
In context — Joshua 22:16
Thus declares the whole assembly of the LORD : “What is this breach of faith you have done against the God of Israel, that today you turn away from following the LORD by building an altar for yourselves and rebel against the LORD?”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:16:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 22:16, 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.22.16.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.16.W17.S1) and character.