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
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOM LAKH
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI
- 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 context — Judges 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.