Proverbs 1:23:5Prov.1.23.W5TAB
לָכֶ֣ם
lakhem
“to you”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI
- clause
ta-SHU-vu le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI
- sentence
ta-SHU-vu le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI o-di-I-a de-va-RAI et-KHEM
Exegesis
Cohortative abbi’ah {אַבִּ֣יעָה | ʾabbîʿāh} with the direct object lakhem ruchi {לָכֶ֣ם ר֫וּחִ֑י | lāḵem rūḥî} frames the promise of outpouring.
In context — Proverbs 1:23
If you return at my reproof , behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:23, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֣ם (lakhem) 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 Prov.1.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.23.W5.S1) and character.