1 Kings 14:12:31 Kgs.14.12.W3TAB

לְכִ֣י

lekhi

go {feminine singular imperative}

Transliteration
le-KHI
Extended
leh-KHEE
IPA
/ləˈxiː/

Meaning by language

English
go {feminine singular imperative}

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + כִ֣י
le + khi
lekhi

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KHI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-KHI le-VE-tekh

  3. clause

    ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh

  4. sentence

    ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led

Exegesis

The paired imperatives kumi {קוּמִי | qûmî} and lekhi {לְכִי | ləḵî} create a sense of urgency and personal involvement.

In context1 Kings 14:12

And as for you, arise and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 14:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 14:12, so the Hebrew word לְכִ֣י (lekhi) 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.14.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.12.W3.S1) and character.