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
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta
- clause
LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta el-da-VID av-DI KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- 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 context — 1 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.