Proverbs 22:20:3Prov.22.20.W3TAB
לְ֭ךָ
lekha
“for you”
- Transliteration
- LE-kha
- Extended
- LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈlə.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-kha
- clause
ha-LO ka-TA-VE-ti LE-kha shil-SHOM sha-li-SHIM
- sentence
ha-LO ka-TA-VE-ti LE-kha shil-SHOM sha-li-SHIM be-mo-e-TSOT va-DA-at
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lekha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} marks the addressee, and the adverb shalshom {שלשום | šāl-šōm} ‘formerly’ situates the writing in an earlier period.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“king; ruler”
In context — Proverbs 22:20
Have I not written to you thirty sayings in counsels and knowledge?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:20, so the Hebrew word לְ֭ךָ (lekha) 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.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.20.W3.S1) and character.