Numbers 18:19:13Num.18.19.W13TAB
לְחָק־עוֹלָ֑ם
lekhakolam
“as a perpetual statute”
- Transliteration
- le-KHAK-O-lam
- Extended
- leh-KHAHK-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /itˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a perpetual statute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHAK-O-lam
- clause
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam
- sentence
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam be-REET ME-lakh o-LAM HI lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA it-KHAKH
Exegesis
The stipulative clause lehaq-olam {לְחָק־עוֹלָם | lə-ḥāq-ʿô-lām} functions as an enduring legal statute, not a temporal marker.
Root and etymology
ח׳ק׳ק
“statute, decree”
In context — Numbers 18:19
All the offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel lift up to the LORD I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you as a perpetual statute. It is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your descendants with you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְחָק־עוֹלָ֑ם (lekhakolam) 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.18.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.19.W13.S1) and character.