Genesis 47:13:1Gen.47.13.W1PAT

וְלֶ֤חֶם

velekhem

{And} food

Transliteration
ve-LE-khem
Extended
veh-LEH-khem
IPA
/wəˈlɛ.ħɛm/

Meaning by language

English
{And} food
French
{Et} nourriture
Spanish
{Y} alimento
Portuguese
{E} alimento
German
{Und} Nahrung
Russian
{И} пищи
Arabic-Simplified
{و} طَعَام
Hindi
{और} भोजन
Chinese-Simplified
{和} 食物
Korean
{그리고} 음식
Indonesian
{Dan} makanan
Bengali
{এবং} খাদ্য
Tagalog
{At} pagkain
Swahili
{Na} chakula
Amharic
{እና} ምግብ
Yoruba
{Ati} ounjẹ
Igbo
{Na} nri
Twi
{Na} aduan
Ewe
{Ke} nuɖuɖu

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Result
וְ + לֶ֤ + חֶם
ve + le + khem
velekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LE-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LE-khem EN

  3. clause

    ve-LE-khem EN be-KHOL-ha-A-rets ki-kha-VED ha-ra-AV me-OD

  4. sentence

    ve-LE-khem EN be-KHOL-ha-A-rets ki-kha-VED ha-ra-AV me-OD va-te-LAH E-rets mits-RAI-yim ve-E-rets ke-na-AN mip-NEI ha-ra-AV

In contextGenesis 47:13

{And} food there was no in all the land for severe the famine very {And} languished land of Egypt and land of Canaan because of the famine

About this coordinate

Genesis 47:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 47:13, so the Hebrew word וְלֶ֤חֶם (velekhem) 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.47.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.47.13.W1.S1) and character.