Leviticus 24:22:4Lev.24.22.W4TAB
לָכֶ֔ם
lakhem
“for you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- lah-KHEM
- IPA
- /laˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
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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
mish-PAT e-KHAD yih-YEH la-KHEM ka-GER ka-ez-RAKH yih-YEH
- sentence
mish-PAT e-KHAD yih-YEH la-KHEM ka-GER ka-ez-RAKH yih-YEH KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yĭ-hyêh} “it shall be” introduces this statute lachem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem} “for you.”
In context — Leviticus 24:22
There shall be one law for you, as for the sojourner and as for the native-born, for I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 24:22, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֔ם (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.24.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.22.W4.S1) and character.