1 Chronicles 17:4:11 Chr.17.4.W1TAB

לֵ֤ךְ

lekh

go

Transliteration
LEKH
Extended
LEEKH
IPA
/ˈleːx/

Meaning by language

English
go

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta

  3. clause

    LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta el-da-VID av-DI KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta el-da-VID av-DI KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH LO a-TA tiv-NE-li ha-BA-yit la-SHA-vet

Exegesis

The verse begins with the imperative lekh {לֵ֤ךְ | lēḵ} ‘go’, followed by the vav-consecutive ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} ‘and you shall say’, marking the initiation of prophetic speech.

Root and etymology

Rootlamed, kaph, he

to go, walk

In context1 Chronicles 17:4

Go and say to David my servant, “Thus says the LORD : You will not be the one to build the house for Me to dwell in.”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 17:4, so the Hebrew word לֵ֤ךְ (lekh) 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 1 Chr.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.4.W1.S1) and character.