Leviticus 23:43:1Lev.23.43.W1TAB
לְמַעַן֮
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-AN
- Extended
- leh-ma-AHN
- IPA
- /ləmaˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-ma-AN
- clause
le-ma-AN ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem KI va-SOO-KOHT ho-shav-TI et-be-NEE yis-ra-EL be-ho-tsi-I o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
le-ma-AN ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem KI va-SOO-KOHT ho-shav-TI et-be-NEE yis-ra-EL be-ho-tsi-I o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with a purpose clause lema'an {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿan} ‘so that,’ framing divine intent.
In context — Leviticus 23:43
So that your generations may know that I caused the sons of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:43, so the Hebrew word לְמַעַן֮ (lemaan) 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.23.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.43.W1.S1) and character.