1 Kings 18:11:41 Kgs.18.11.W4TAB

לֵ֛ךְ

lekh

go

Transliteration
LEKH
Extended
LEEKH
IPA
/ˈleːx/

Meaning by language

English
go

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEKH

  2. clause

    LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu

  3. sentence

    ve-a-TA a-TA o-MER LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu

Exegesis

Two successive imperatives, lekh emor {לֵךְ אֱמֹר | lēkh ʾĕmōr} ‘go, say’, function as a tight commissioning formula: movement followed by reporting, conveying urgency without extra modifiers.

Root and etymology

RootHeh–Lamed–Kaph

to go, walk

In context1 Kings 18:11

And now you are saying, “Go, say to your master , ‘Look , Elijah is here!’”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:11, so the Hebrew word לֵ֛ךְ (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.18.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.11.W4.S1) and character.