1 Samuel 17:13:51 Sam.17.13.W5TAB
הָלְכ֥וּ
halkhu
“went”
- Transliteration
- hal-KHU
- Extended
- haal-KHOO
- IPA
- /hɔːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hal-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul
- clause
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA ve-SHEM she-LO-shet ba-NAV a-SHER hal-KHU ba-mil-kha-MA e-li-AV ha-be-KHOR u-mish-NE-hu a-vi-na-DAV ve-ha-she-li-SHI sha-MA
In context — 1 Samuel 17:13
The three oldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the war ; the sons who went were Eliab the firstborn , Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:13, so the Hebrew word הָלְכ֥וּ (halkhu) 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.17.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.13.W5.S1) and character.