1 Kings 17:18:41 Kgs.17.18.W4TAB
וָלָ֖ךְ
valakh
“and to you”
- Transliteration
- va-LAKH
- Extended
- vaa-LAAKH
- IPA
- /vaːˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-LI va-LAKH
- clause
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI
Exegesis
The idiom mah-li va-lakh {מַה־לִּי וָלָךְ | māh·lî wā·lāḵ} functions as an adversarial challenge.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ך
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, “What is there between me and you, man of God ? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and to put my son to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word וָלָ֖ךְ (valakh) 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.17.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.18.W4.S1) and character.