1 Kings 18:5:41 Kgs.18.5.W4TAB
לֵ֤ךְ
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 ba-A-rets
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khA-v el-o-va-de-YA-hu LEKH ba-A-rets el-kol-ma-ye-NE ha-ma-YIM ve-EL kol-ha-ne-kha-LIM u-LAI nim-TSA kha-TSIR u-ne-kha-YE SUS va-FE-red ve-LO na-khe-RIT me-ha-be-he-MA
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive wāyōmer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wāyōmer} to introduce direct royal speech, followed by the imperative lēk {לֵ֤ךְ | lēk} demanding action amid crisis.
Root and etymology
RootHeh–Lamed–Kaph
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the streams. Perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to destroy any livestock .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word לֵ֤ךְ (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.18.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.5.W4.S1) and character.