Numbers 23:3:14Num.23.3.W14TAB
לָ֑ךְ
lakh
“you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAHKH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hig-GAD-ti LAKH
- clause
va-yo-MER bil-AM le-va-LAK hit-ya-TSEV al-o-la-TE-kha ve-el-KHA u-LAI yik-ka-REH Ye-ho-VAH lik-ra-TI ud-VAHR ma-yar-E-ni ve-hig-GAD-ti LAKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER bil-AM le-va-LAK hit-ya-TSEV al-o-la-TE-kha ve-el-KHA u-LAI yik-ka-REH Ye-ho-VAH lik-ra-TI ud-VAHR ma-yar-E-ni ve-hig-GAD-ti LAKH va-ye-LEKH she-FI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct `liqrātî {לִקְרָאתִי | liqrātî} ‘to meet me’` links directly to the divine encounter, and the paired phrase `ū-dāḇār māh-yar’ēnî {וּדְבַר מַה־יַּרְאֵנִי | ū-dāḇār māh-yar’ēnî} ‘and the word what he will show me’ emphasizes the revelatory content that Balaam commits to communicate with `wəhiggādtî lākā {וְהִגַּדְתִּי לָךְ | wəhiggādtî lākā} ‘and I will tell you’`.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to rule, be king”
In context — Numbers 23:3
And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD may meet me, and whatever word He shows me I will declare to you.” Then he went to a barren height.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 23:3, so the Hebrew word לָ֑ךְ (lakh) 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.23.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.3.W14.S1) and character.