1 Samuel 14:3:161 Sam.14.3.W16TAB
הָלַ֖ךְ
halakh
“had gone or went”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAKH
- Extended
- haa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /haːˈlaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- had gone or went
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
KI ha-LAKH
- clause
ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
- sentence
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} marks the subordinate clause describing the previous perfect action halakh {הָלַךְ | hālaḵ}, in which yonatan {יוֹנָתָֽן | yônāṯān} functions as the subject. This structure emphasizes the contrast between Ahijah’s visible priestly role and the people’s ignorance of Jonathan’s departure.
Root and etymology
h-l-khe–lamed–kaph
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:3
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, served as priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing the ephod . But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word הָלַ֖ךְ (halakh) 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 Sam.14.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.3.W16.S1) and character.