1 Samuel 15:27:31 Sam.15.27.W3TAB
לָלֶ֑כֶת
lalekhet
“to go”
- Transliteration
- la-LE-khet
- Extended
- lah-LEH-kheht
- IPA
- /laːˈlɛxɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-LE-khet
- clause
va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL la-LE-khet
- sentence
va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL la-LE-khet va-ya-kha-ZEK bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH va-yik-KA-ra
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lalechet {לָלֶכֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ} marks the intended motion ‘to go’.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:27
And as Samuel turned to go, Saul grasped the edge of his robe , and it tore.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:27, so the Hebrew word לָלֶ֑כֶת (lalekhet) 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.15.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.27.W3.S1) and character.