1 Kings 20:36:91 Kgs.20.36.W9TAB
הוֹלֵךְ֙
holekh
“going”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- going
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ho-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH
- clause
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
Exegesis
The interjection hinnekha {הִנְּךָ | hin-nə-ḵā} ‘behold you’ alerts to imminent action, and the participle holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hô-lē-ḵ} ‘you are going’ depicts departure.
In context — 1 Kings 20:36
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD , behold, as you depart from me the lion will strike you.” Then he went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 20:36, so the Hebrew word הוֹלֵךְ֙ (holekh) 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.20.36.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.36.W9.S1) and character.