1 Kings 13:15:31 Kgs.13.15.W3TAB
לֵ֥ךְ
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 i-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta ve-e-KHOL LA-khem
Exegesis
Two coordinated imperatives, lekh {לֵ֥ךְ | lēkh} ‘go’ and veekhol {וֶאֱכֹ֖ל | wə-ʾĕk-hōl} ‘eat,’ form a sequential command, with the directional he on habaytah {הַבָּ֑יְתָה | hab-bāy-tāh} signaling motion toward “the house.”
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaph–heh
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 13:15
And he said to him, “Go with me to the house and eat bread.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word לֵ֥ךְ (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 Kgs.13.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.15.W3.S1) and character.