Proverbs 24:27:6Prov.24.27.W6TAB
לָ֑ךְ
lakh
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- LAKH
- Extended
- LAAKH
- IPA
- /ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
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-a-TE-da ba-sa-DE LAKH
- clause
ha-KHEN ba-KHUTS me-la-AKH-te-KHA ve-a-TE-da ba-sa-DE LAKH
- sentence
ha-KHEN ba-KHUTS me-la-AKH-te-KHA ve-a-TE-da ba-sa-DE LAKH a-KHAR u-va-NI-ta BE-te-KHA
Exegesis
A second action is expressed by the Piel perfect veattedah {וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ | wä-’ă-tə-dāh} ‘and make-it-ready’, modified by basadeh {בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה | ba-śā-ḏeh} ‘in the field’ with the dative suffix lakh {לָ֑ךְ | lā-kə} ‘for yourself’.
Root and etymology
M-L-Km-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work outside, and make it ready in the field for yourself; afterward, you shall build your house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 24:27, 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.24.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.27.W6.S1) and character.