1 Kings 15:19:141 Kgs.15.19.W14TAB
לֵ֣ךְ
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 ha-PE-ra
- clause
hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha BEN a-VI u-VEN a-VI-kha hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperative hāpērāh {הָפֵרָה | hāpērāh} ‘break’ and the Qal imperative lēkh {לֵךְ | lēkh} ‘go’ command the annulment of the agreement.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 1 Kings 15:19
A covenant exists between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ךְ (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.15.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.19.W14.S1) and character.