Joshua 23:7:16Josh.23.7.W16TAB
לָהֶֽם׃
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- lah-HEHM
- IPA
- /laˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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-HEM
- clause
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 23:7, so the Hebrew word לָהֶֽם׃ (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.23.7.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W16.S1) and character.