1 Samuel 22:5:91 Sam.22.5.W9TAB
וּבָֽאתָ־לְּךָ֖
uvatalekha
“and go for yourself or and enter for yourself”
- Transliteration
- u-va-TA-le-KHA
- Extended
- oo-vaa-TAA-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /uːvaːˈtɔːl.ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and go for yourself or and enter for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
u-va-TA-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA
- clause
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-ya-VO YA-ar KHA-ret
Exegesis
A paratactic pair lekh ūvāʼtā lekā {לֵךְ וּבָאתָ־לְךָ | lēk ūvāʾtā lekā} balances departure and arrival commands.
Root and etymology
ב־וּא
“to come”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:5
Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not dwell in the stronghold ; depart and go to the land of Judah,” and David departed and went to the forest of Chareth .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word וּבָֽאתָ־לְּךָ֖ (uvatalekha) 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.22.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.5.W9.S1) and character.