Numbers 22:11:14Num.22.11.W14TAB
לְהִלָּ֥חֶם
lehillakhem
“fight”
- Transliteration
- le-hil-LA-khem
- Extended
- leh-hil-LAA-KHEM
- IPA
- /ləhilˈlaːxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-hil-LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
le-hil-LA-khem BO
- clause
a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
- sentence
hi-NEH ha-AM ha-yo-TSE mi-mits-RA-yim va-ye-KHAS ET-EIN ha-A-retz a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
Exegesis
The infinitive ləhillāḥem {לְהִלָּחֶם | ləhillāḥem} and Piel perfect wə-gērāštîw {וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו | wə-gērāštîw} express intended action and its anticipated outcome. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew word order to maintain rhetorical tension.
In context — Numbers 22:11
Behold, the people who came out of Egypt cover the face of the land . Now come and curse them for me—perhaps I will be able to fight them and drive them away.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 22:11, so the Hebrew word לְהִלָּ֥חֶם (lehillakhem) 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.22.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.11.W14.S1) and character.