1 Kings 19:15:41 Kgs.19.15.W4TAB
לֵ֛ךְ
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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Word in context
- word
LEKH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV LEKH SHUV le-dar-KHA mid-ba-RA dam-MA-sek
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV LEKH SHUV le-dar-KHA mid-ba-RA dam-MA-sek u-va-TA u-ma-SHAKH-ta et-kha-za-EL le-ME-lekh al-a-RAM
Exegesis
The paired imperatives lekh {לֵךְ | lēk} ‘Go’ and shuv {שׁוּב | šûwḇ} ‘Return’ form a sequential directive.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaph–heh
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 19:15
And the LORD said to him, “Go, return by your way to the wilderness toward Damascus, and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 19:15, 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.19.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.15.W4.S1) and character.