Genesis 17:19:7Gen.17.19.W7PAT

לְךָ֙

lekha

for you

Transliteration
le-KHA
Extended
leh-KHAA
IPA
/lə.ˈxaː/

Meaning by language

English
for you
French
pour toi
Spanish
para ti
Russian
для тебя
Arabic-Simplified
لك
Hindi
तुम्हारे लिये
Chinese-Simplified
给你
Swahili
kwa ajili yako
Twi
ma wo

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Result
לְ + ךָ֙
le + kha
lekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-LE-det le-KHA

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA i-she-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yi-tse-KHAK

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA i-she-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yi-tse-KHAK va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO li-ve-REET o-LAM le-za-re-O a-kha-RAV

In contextGenesis 17:19

God and said but your wife Sarah shall bear for you a son and you shall call his name Isaac and I will establish my covenant with him for a covenant everlasting to his offspring after him

About this coordinate

Genesis 17:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 17:19, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֙ (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 Gen.17.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.19.W7.S1) and character.