Judges 18:6:5Judg.18.6.W5TAB
לְשָׁל֑וֹם
leshalom
“to peace”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHU le-sha-LOM
- 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 benedictory formula ləkū lə-šālôm {לְכוּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם | ləkū lə-šālôm} ‘go in peace’ combines the Qal imperative and a prepositional phrase typical of priestly blessings.
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“completeness, peace”
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 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 18:6, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁל֑וֹם (leshalom) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.6.W5.S1) and character.