1 Kings 14:2:131 Kgs.14.2.W13TAB
וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ
vehalakht
“and go”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-LAKHT
- Extended
- veh-haa-LAHKHT
- IPA
- /vahaˈlaxtː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-LAKHT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO
- clause
ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO hi-NE-sham a-khi-YA ha-na-VI hu-di-BER a-LAI le-ME-lekh al-ha-AM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ya-rav-AM le-ish-TO ku-MI NA ve-hish-ta-NIT ve-LO ye-de-U ki-e-TI AT E-shet ya-rav-AM ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO hi-NE-sham a-khi-YA ha-na-VI hu-di-BER a-LAI le-ME-lekh al-ha-AM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The sequential perfect vehalakht {וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ | wehālaḵṯ} ‘and go’ continues the narrative flow.
In context — 1 Kings 14:2
And Jeroboam said to his wife , “Arise, please, and disguise yourself , so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam. And go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there—he spoke concerning me that I should be king over this people.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 14:2, so the Hebrew word וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ (vehalakht) 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.14.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.2.W13.S1) and character.