Leviticus 22:7:8Lev.22.7.W8TAB
לַחְמ֖וֹ
lakhmo
“his food”
- Transliteration
- lakh-MO
- Extended
- lakh-MOH
- IPA
- /laχ.ˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his food
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lakh-MO
- phraseyour reading level
KI lakh-MO
- clause
ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
- sentence
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh ve-ta-HER ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
Exegesis
Finally, the causal clause kî laḥ-mô hûʾ {כִּי לַחְמוֹ הוּא | kî laḥ-mô hûʾ} ‘for it is his food’ establishes legal entitlement. The English renders Hebrew temporal and causal particles as coordinated clauses, preserving the ritual logic of purification and provision.
In context — Leviticus 22:7
And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 22:7, so the Hebrew word לַחְמ֖וֹ (lakhmo) 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.22.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.7.W8.S1) and character.