Proverbs 20:22:6Prov.20.22.W6TAB
לָֽךְ׃
lakh
“you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- 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-yo-SHA LAKH
- clause
ka-VE la-ye-ho-VAH ve-yo-SHA LAKH
- sentence
al-to-MAR a-SHAL-le-MA-RA ka-VE la-ye-ho-VAH ve-yo-SHA LAKH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wə-yōšaʿ {וְיֹשַׁע | wə-yōšaʿ} ‘and He will save’ with a beneficiary suffix lāḵ {לָֽךְ | lāḵ} ‘to you’ conveys sequential divine action. The contrast between human retribution and divine rescue is preserved in the renderings by a prohibitive clause followed by a hortatory promise, reflecting Hebrew clause parallelism and verb aspect.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, be king”
In context — Proverbs 20:22
Do not say “I will repay evil”; instead hope in the LORD and He will save you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 20:22, so the Hebrew word לָֽךְ׃ (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 Prov.20.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.22.W6.S1) and character.