Leviticus 18:3:12Lev.18.3.W12TAB
אֶתְכֶ֥ם
etkhem
“you”
- Transliteration
- et-KHEM
- Extended
- eht-KHEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH
- clause
oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
- sentence
keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-mits-RAH-yim a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah LO tah-ah-SOO oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
Exegesis
The Qal perfect yeshavtem-bah {יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּהּ | yə-šav-tem-bah} ‘you dwelt in it’ signals historical context, while the Hifil participle mevi {מֵבִיא | mê-vîʾ} ‘bringing’ with object etkhem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-khem} establishes divine agency and future orientation.
In context — Leviticus 18:3
You shall not follow the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, and you shall not follow the practices of the land of Canaan where I bring you; and you shall not walk in their statutes.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֶתְכֶ֥ם (etkhem) 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.18.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.3.W12.S1) and character.