Numbers 18:8:16Num.18.8.W16TAB
לְחָק־עוֹלָֽם׃
lekhakolam
“as an eternal statute”
- Transliteration
- le-KHAK-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-KHAHK-oh-LAHM
- IPA
- /ləχaq.ʕoˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as an eternal 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
le-KHOL-kad-SHEI bnei-yis-ra-EL le-KHA ne-ta-TIM le-mash-KHA ul-va-NE-kha le-KHAK-o-LAM
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON va-a-NI hi-NEH na-ta-TI le-KHA et-mish-ME-ret te-ru-mo-TAI le-KHOL-kad-SHEI bnei-yis-ra-EL le-KHA ne-ta-TIM le-mash-KHA ul-va-NE-kha le-KHAK-o-LAM
Exegesis
Finally, ulevanekha lekhok olam {וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָם | ū-lə-ḇā-ne-ḵā lə-ḥāq ʼō-lām} presents this grant as a perpetual hereditary statute, underscoring enduring priestly authority.
Root and etymology
ח׳ק׳ק
“statute, decree”
In context — Numbers 18:8
And the LORD spoke to Aaron, “And I—behold—I have given to you the responsibility over My offerings, for all the holy things of the sons of Israel; to you I have given them as your portion and to your sons as an everlasting statute.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 18:8, so the Hebrew word לְחָק־עוֹלָֽם׃ (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.18.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.8.W16.S1) and character.