1 Kings 14:7:11 Kgs.14.7.W1TAB
לְכִ֞י
lekhi
“go”
- Transliteration
- le-KHI
- Extended
- leh-KHEE
- IPA
- /ləˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHI
- clause
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM
- sentence
le-KHI im-RI le-ya-rav-AM ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HI yis-ra-EL YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha mi-TOKH ha-AM va-e-TE-ne-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the paired feminine imperatives lekhi {לְכִ֞י | lə-ḵî} ‘go’ and imri {אִמְרִ֣י | ʾim-rî}, addressing a female envoy and reflecting Hebrew’s gendered verb forms.
In context — 1 Kings 14:7
Go, say to Jeroboam, “Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel : ‘Because I raised you up from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:7, so the Hebrew word לְכִ֞י (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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.7.W1.S1) and character.