Judges 20:7:6Judg.20.7.W6TAB
לָכֶ֛ם
lakhem
“for yourselves or to you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourselves or to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-VU la-KHEM
- clause
ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
- sentence
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
Exegesis
The verb havu {הָב֥וּ | hā-vū} ‘give’ takes the prepositional suffix lakhem {לָכֶ֛ם | lā-khem} ‘to you’, forming a directive for collective participation.
In context — Judges 20:7
Behold, all of you, sons of Israel, give here your word and counsel .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 20:7, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֛ם (lakhem) 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.20.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.7.W6.S1) and character.