1 Samuel 17:41:31 Sam.17.41.W3TAB
הֹלֵ֥ךְ
holekh
“going”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- going
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ho-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH ve-ka-REV
- clause
va-Ye-lekh ha-pe-li-SHTI ho-LEKH ve-ka-REV el-da-VID
- sentence
va-Ye-lekh ha-pe-li-SHTI ho-LEKH ve-ka-REV el-da-VID ve-ha-ISH no-SE ha-tsi-NA le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The verb vayyelek {וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ | wə-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’ initiates the narrative action, followed by the participle holekh {הֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō-lēḵ} ‘going’ paired with weqarev {וְקָרֵ֖ב | wə-qā-rēḇ} ‘drawing near,’ together emphasizing the Philistine’s purposeful approach toward David.
Root and etymology
h-l-ḵheh–lamed–khaf
“to go, walk, follow”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:41
The Philistine advanced and drew near to David, and the man carrying the shield went ahead of him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:41, so the Hebrew word הֹלֵ֥ךְ (holekh) 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.17.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.41.W3.S1) and character.