Numbers 13:30:12Num.13.30.W12TAB
לָֽהּ׃
lah
“to it”
- Transliteration
- LAH
- Extended
- LAH
- IPA
- /ˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- to it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LAH
- clause
va-yo-MER a-LO na-a-LE ve-ya-RASH-nu o-TAH ki-ya-KHOL nu-KHAL LAH
- sentence
va-ya-HAS ka-LEV et-ha-AM el-mo-SHEH va-yo-MER a-LO na-a-LE ve-ya-RASH-nu o-TAH ki-ya-KHOL nu-KHAL LAH
Exegesis
Finally, the construction ki yakhol nukhal lah {כִּי־יָכֹל נוּכַל לָהּ | kî yākhôl nûkhâl lâh} combines an infinitive absolute and an imperfect to convey assured ability, which is rendered in English by “for we are fully able” to mirror Hebrew emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin-lamed-he
“to ascend”
In context — Numbers 13:30
And Caleb hushed the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and possess the land , for we are fully able."
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 13:30, so the Hebrew word לָֽהּ׃ (lah) 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 Num.13.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.30.W12.S1) and character.