Judges 18:6:2Judg.18.6.W2TAB
לָהֶ֛ם
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer la-HEM
- clause
va-YO-mer la-HEM ha-ko-HEN le-KHU le-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM ha-ko-HEN le-KHU le-sha-LOM NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH dar-ke-KHEM a-SHER TE-le-KHU-va
Exegesis
The noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hā-kōhēn} ‘priest’ functions as subject, with the dative marker lahem {לָהֶ֛ם | lāhem} ‘to them’ indicating the addressees.
In context — Judges 18:6
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The road you are taking lies before the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:6, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֛ם (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 Judg.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.6.W2.S1) and character.