1 Kings 17:9:131 Kgs.17.9.W13TAB
לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃
lekhalkhelekha
“to provide for you or to feed you”
- Transliteration
- le-khal-khe-LE-kha
- Extended
- leh-khahl-keh-LEE-khaa
- IPA
- /ləxal.kəˈlɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to provide for you or to feed you
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-khal-khe-LE-kha
- clause
hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel infinitive construct le-khalkel’kha {לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ | lə-kal·kel·lê·ḵā} conveys the widow’s purpose ‘to sustain you’.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ך
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃ (lekhalkhelekha) 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.17.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W13.S1) and character.