Genesis 45:5:9Gen.45.5.W9PAT
לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה
lemikhya
“for preservation of life”
- Transliteration
- le-mikh-YA
- Extended
- leh-mihkh-YAA
- IPA
- /lə.miħ.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for preservation of life
- French
- pour la préservation de la vie
- Spanish
- para preservación de vida
- Portuguese
- para preservação de vida
- German
- zur Erhaltung des Lebens
- Russian
- для сохранения жизни
- Arabic-Simplified
- لحفظ الحياة
- Hindi
- जीवन के संरक्षण के लिए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 为保全生命
- Korean
- 생명 보존을 위하여
- Indonesian
- untuk pemeliharaan hidup
- Bengali
- জীবন রক্ষার জন্য
- Tagalog
- para sa pagpapanatili ng buhay
- Swahili
- kwa kuhifadhi uhai
- Amharic
- ለሕይወት ጥበቃ
- Yoruba
- fún ìpamọ́ ìyè
- Igbo
- maka ichekwa ndu
- Twi
- de nkwa kora
- Ewe
- na agbenɔnɔme ta
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mikh-YA
- phraseyour reading level
KI le-mikh-YA
- clause
KI le-mikh-YA she-la-KHA-ni e-lo-HIM lif-NEI-khem
- sentence
ve-at-TA al-te-ats-VU ve-al-yi-KHAR be-ei-NEI-khem ki-me-khar-TEM o-TI HEN-na KI le-mikh-YA she-la-KHA-ni e-lo-HIM lif-NEI-khem
In context — Genesis 45:5
and now do not be grieved and do not be angry in your eyes because you sold me here for for preservation of life sent me God before you
About this coordinate
Genesis 45:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 45:5, so the Hebrew word לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה (lemikhya) 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.45.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.45.5.W9.S1) and character.