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

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Result
לָ + הֶֽם׃
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. 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

  3. 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 contextJoshua 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.