Judges 17:7:3Judg.17.7.W3TAB
לֶ֙חֶם֙
lekhem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlɛ.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
mi-BET LE-khem
- clause
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
Exegesis
The construct chain mibeit lechem {מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ | mibbēṯ leḥem} ‘from Bethlehem’ identifies his hometown, while mimmishpachat yehudah {מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת יְהוּדָ֑ה | mimmisp̄aḥat yəhûḏâ} ‘from the clan of Judah’ specifies his lineage.
In context — Judges 17:7
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah. He was a Levite , and he was staying there.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 17:7, so the Hebrew word לֶ֙חֶם֙ (lekhem) 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.17.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.7.W3.S1) and character.