1 Samuel 17:37:181 Sam.17.37.W18TAB

לֵ֔ךְ

lekh

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Transliteration
LEKH
Extended
LEEKH
IPA
/ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/

Meaning by language

English
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Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEKH

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER da-VID ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-tsi-LA-ni mi-YAD ha-a-RI u-mi-YAD ha-DOV HU ya-tsi-LE-ni mi-YAD ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH

Root and etymology

h-l-ḵheh–lamed–khaf

to go, walk, follow

In context1 Samuel 17:37

David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:37:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 17:37, so the Hebrew word לֵ֔ךְ (lekh) 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.17.37.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.37.W18.S1) and character.