1 Samuel 20:22:81 Sam.20.22.W8TAB
לֵ֤ךְ
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEEKH
- IPA
- /ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA
- clause
va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-im-KO o-MAR la-NA-ar hi-NE ha-KHI-tsim mim-me-KHA va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative helekh {הֵלֶךְ | hēlêḵ} issues the command to depart.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus to the young man, “Behold, the arrows are beyond you,” then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word לֵ֤ךְ (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.20.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.22.W8.S1) and character.