Ruth 1:2:13Ruth.1.2.W13PAT

לֶ֖חֶם

lekhem

Bethlehem

Transliteration
LE-khem
Extended
LEH-khem
IPA
/ˈlɛħɛm/

Meaning by language

English
Bethlehem
French
Bethléem
Spanish
Belén
Portuguese
Belém
German
Bethlehem
Russian
Вифлеем
Arabic-Simplified
بيت لحم
Hindi
बेथलेहेम
Chinese-Simplified
伯利恒
Korean
베들레헴
Indonesian
Betlehem
Bengali
বেথলেহেম
Tagalog
Betlehem
Swahili
Bethlehemu
Amharic
ቤተልሔም
Yoruba
Bẹtilẹhẹmu
Igbo
Betlehem
Twi
Betlehem
Ewe
Betlehem

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Result
לֶ֖ + חֶם
le + khem
lekhem

Alphabet Analysis

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

    LE-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mih-BEIT LE-khem

  3. clause

    ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM

In contextRuth 1:2

and the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah came fields of Moab and remained there

About this coordinate

Ruth 1:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ruth 1:2, so the Hebrew word לֶ֖חֶם (lekhem) 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 Ruth.1.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.2.W13.S1) and character.