Psalm 22:18:3Ps.22.18.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:19

לָהֶ֑ם

lahem

for them

Transliteration
la-HEM
Extended
laa-HEHM
IPA
/laːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
for them

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Result
לָ + הֶ֑ם
la + hem
lahem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-HEM

  2. clause

    ye-khal-KE-ku be-ga-DAI la-HEM

  3. sentence

    ye-khal-KE-ku be-ga-DAI la-HEM ve-AL-le-VU-shi ya-fi-LU go-RAL

Exegesis

The beneficiary lahem {לָהֶם | lā-hem} ‘for them’ is marked by a prepositional suffix.

In contextPsalm 22:18

They divide my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots .

About this coordinate

Psalm 22:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:18, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֑ם (lahem) 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 Ps.22.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.18.W3.S1) and character.