Leviticus 19:2:5Lev.19.2.W5TAB
אֲלֵהֶ֖ם
alehem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HEM
- Extended
- ah-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔa.leˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-le-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM
- clause
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO
- sentence
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The construct chain el kol adat b’nei Yisraʼel {אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | ʾél kāl ʿădat bənē Yisrāʾēl} ‘to all the congregation of the sons of Israel’ employs el {אֶל־ | ʾél} ‘to’ with the construct status of kol {כָּל־ | kāl} and adat {עֲדַ֧ת | ʿădat}, emphasizing collective identity.
In context — Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, the LORD your God , am holy .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵהֶ֖ם (alehem) 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.19.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.2.W5.S1) and character.