Judges 15:14:2Judg.15.14.W2TAB
עַד־לֶ֔חִי
adlekhi
“as far as Lehi”
- Transliteration
- ad-le-KHI
- Extended
- ahd-leh-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʕaːd.lɛˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as Lehi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ad-le-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
hu-BA ad-le-KHI
- clause
hu-BA ad-le-KHI u-fil-she-TIM he-ri-U lik-ra-TO
- sentence
hu-BA ad-le-KHI u-fil-she-TIM he-ri-U lik-ra-TO va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh ye-ho-VAH va-tih-ye-NA ha-a-vo-TIM a-SHER al-ze-ro-o-TAV ka-pish-TIM a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH va-yi-MA-su e-su-RAV me-AL ya-DAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿad leḥî {עַד־לֶחִי | ʿad leḥî} ‘up to Lehi’ indicates movement.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-yl ḥ y
“jaw, jawbone”
In context — Judges 15:14
When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed mightily upon him, and the ropes on his arms became like flax burned by fire, and his bonds melted away from his hands.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 15:14, so the Hebrew word עַד־לֶ֔חִי (adlekhi) 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 Judg.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.14.W2.S1) and character.