Judges 17:9:10Judg.17.9.W10TAB
לֶ֙חֶם֙
lekhem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlɛħɛm/
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
mib-BET LE-khem
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
- sentence
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA me-A-yin ta-VO va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
Exegesis
The construct expression mibbeitlechem Yehudah {מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה | mib-bēṯ le-ḥem Yə-hū-ḏāh} links the town to its tribal region.
In context — Judges 17:9
And Micah asked him, “From where do you come?” And he replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn wherever I may find.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 17:9, 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.17.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.9.W10.S1) and character.