1 Samuel 16:2:41 Sam.16.2.W4TAB
אֵלֵ֔ךְ
elekh
“shall I go”
- Transliteration
- e-LEKH
- Extended
- eh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall I go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
e-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
EKH e-LEKH
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL EKH e-LEKH ve-sha-MA sha-UL va-ha-ra-GA-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL EKH e-LEKH ve-sha-MA sha-UL va-ha-ra-GA-ni va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-ge-LAT ba-KAR tik-KAKH be-ya-DE-kha ve-a-MAR-ta liz-BO-kha la-ye-ho-VAH BA-ti
Exegesis
The interrogative eikh {אֵיךְ | êyḵ} “how” coupled with the first person imperfect elekh {אֵלֶךְ | ’ê-leḵ} forms his protest.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:2
And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take the heifer of the herd in your hand and say, ‘To sacrifice to the LORD I have come.’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 16:2, so the Hebrew word אֵלֵ֔ךְ (elekh) 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.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.2.W4.S1) and character.