Nehemiah 13:27:1Neh.13.27.W1TAB
וְלָכֶ֣ם
velakhem
“and to you”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KHEM
- Extended
- veh-laa-KHEM
- IPA
- /vɛlaːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-KHEM ha-nish-MA
- clause
ve-la-KHEM ha-nish-MA la-a-SOT ET KAL-ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT lim-OL be-lo-HEI-nu
- sentence
ve-la-KHEM ha-nish-MA la-a-SOT ET KAL-ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT lim-OL be-lo-HEI-nu le-ho-SHIV na-SHIM na-khri-YOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with velakhem {וְלָכֶם | wə-lā-khem} ‘and to you’, marking an accusatory address.
In context — Nehemiah 13:27
Is it to be heard of you that you are doing all this great evil by acting unfaithfully against our God by bringing in foreign women ?
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:27, so the Hebrew word וְלָכֶ֣ם (velakhem) 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 Neh.13.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.27.W1.S1) and character.