Proverbs 4:2:5Prov.4.2.W5TAB
לָכֶ֑ם
lakhem
“to you {plural}”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you {plural}
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEM
- clause
KI LE-kakh TOV na-TAT-ti la-KHEM
- sentence
KI LE-kakh TOV na-TAT-ti la-KHEM to-ra-TI AL-ta-a-ZO-vu
Exegesis
The noun phrase leqach tov {לֶקַח טוֹב | lə-qaḥ ṭôḇ} serves as the direct object of the Qal perfect verb natatti {נָתַתִּי | nāṯaṯtî} with the dative suffix lakhem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem}, highlighting the speaker’s action of providing quality teaching.
In context — Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good instruction ; do not abandon my teaching .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 4:2, so the Hebrew word לָכֶ֑ם (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.4.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.2.W5.S1) and character.