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

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Result
לְ + מִֽחְ + יָ֔ה
le + mikh + ya
lemikhya

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-mikh-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI le-mikh-YA

  3. clause

    KI le-mikh-YA she-la-KHA-ni e-lo-HIM lif-NEI-khem

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.