Nehemiah 13:29:2Neh.13.29.W2TAB
לָהֶ֖ם
lahem
“to them or for them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them or for them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
zakh-RA la-HEM
- clause
zakh-RA la-HEM e-lo-HAI
- sentence
zakh-RA la-HEM e-lo-HAI AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lahem {לָהֶ֖ם | lā-hem} identifies those to be remembered.
In context — Nehemiah 13:29
Remember them, O my God , for they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:29, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֖ם (lahem) 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.13.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.29.W2.S1) and character.