Proverbs 23:7:9Prov.23.7.W9TAB
לָ֑ךְ
lakh
“to you”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- IPA
- /laːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
ken-HU e-KHOL u-she-TE yo-MAR LAKH
- clause
KI ke-MO sha-AR be-naf-SHO ken-HU e-KHOL u-she-TE yo-MAR LAKH
- sentence
KI ke-MO sha-AR be-naf-SHO ken-HU e-KHOL u-she-TE yo-MAR LAKH ve-liv-BO bal-im-MAKH
Exegesis
The shift to reported speech uses the imperatives ekhol {אֱכֹל | ʾeḵōl} ‘eat’ and u'shteh {וּשְׁתֵה | ūšṯēh} ‘drink’, followed by the imperfect yomar {יֹאמַר | yōʾmer} ‘he says’, addressed to lakh {לָךְ | lāḵ} ‘to you’.
In context — Proverbs 23:7
For as he calculates in his soul, so is he; “Eat and drink,” he will say to you, but his heart is not with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 23:7, 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 Prov.23.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.7.W9.S1) and character.