Leviticus 18:21:4Lev.18.21.W4TAB
לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ
lamolekh
“to Molech”
- Transliteration
- la-MO-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MOH-lekh
- IPA
- /la.moːˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Molech
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
la-MO-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh
- clause
oo-mih-zahr-ah-KHA loh-ti-TEN leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh
- sentence
oo-mih-zahr-ah-KHA loh-ti-TEN leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
La-molekh {לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ | la-mō-leḳ} ‘to Molech’ identifies the forbidden recipient, while the vav-conjunctive prohibition ve-lo te-kha-lel {וְלֹא תְחַלֵּ֛ל | wə-lō tə-kha-lêl} ‘and not you shall profane’ introduces a parallel injunction.
In context — Leviticus 18:21
And from your offspring you shall not give to Molech to make them pass through the fire, and you shall not profane the name of your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:21, so the Hebrew word לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ (lamolekh) 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 Lev.18.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.21.W4.S1) and character.