1 Samuel 20:21:171 Sam.20.21.W17TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“to you or for you”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you or for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA
- clause
im-a-MOR o-MAR la-na-AR hin-NE ha-khi-TSIM mim-me-KHA va-HE-na ka-KHE-nu va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA ve-EN da-VAR khai-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM im-a-MOR o-MAR la-na-AR hin-NE ha-khi-TSIM mim-me-KHA va-HE-na ka-KHE-nu va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA ve-EN da-VAR khai-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Imperatives lēḵ {לֵךְ | lēḵ} ‘go’ and re’eh {רְאֵה | re’ê} ‘look’ form the command clause.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:21
And I will send a boy and say to him, “Go, find the arrows.” And it shall be when I say to the boy, “Behold , the arrows are on your side; bring them to me,” you will be safe , and there will be no harm, as the LORD lives.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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.20.21.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.21.W17.S1) and character.