Judges 19:20:5Judg.19.20.W5TAB

לָ֔ךְ

lakh

to you

Transliteration
LAKH
Extended
LAAKH
IPA
/ˈlaːx/

Meaning by language

English
to you

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    LAKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sha-LOM LAKH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase lakh {לָךְ | lāḵ} marks direct address to the traveler.

Root and etymology

Rootm-l-k

to rule, to reign

In contextJudges 19:20

And the old man said, “Peace to you! Let all you lack lie upon me. But do not lodge in the street.”

About this coordinate

Judges 19:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word לָ֔ךְ (lakh) 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.19.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W5.S1) and character.