Leviticus 19:36:9Lev.19.36.W9TAB
לָכֶ֑ם
lakhem
“for you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- la-KHEM
- IPA
- /laˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
yih-YEH la-KHEM
- clause
moz-NEI TSE-dek av-NEI-TSE-dek EI-FAT TSE-dek veh-HIN TSE-dek yih-YEH la-KHEM
- sentence
moz-NEI TSE-dek av-NEI-TSE-dek EI-FAT TSE-dek veh-HIN TSE-dek yih-YEH la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER-hoh-TSE-ti et-KHEM meh-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyēh} forms a durative obligation with lakhem {לָכֶ֑ם | lāḵem} ‘for you’.
In context — Leviticus 19:36
You must have balances of justice , weights of justice, an ephah of justice, and a hin of justice. I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 19:36, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֑ם (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 Lev.19.36.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.36.W9.S1) and character.