1 Samuel 23:22:11 Sam.23.22.W1TAB
לְכֽוּ־נָ֠א
lekhuna
“go, please”
- Transliteration
- le-KHU-NA
- Extended
- leh-KHOO-NAA
- IPA
- /ləˈχuː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go, please
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHU-NA
- clause
le-KHU-NA ha-KHI-nu OD u-de-U u-re-U et-me-KO-mo a-SHER tih-ye-YE RAG-lo MI ra-A-hu SHAM
- sentence
le-KHU-NA ha-KHI-nu OD u-de-U u-re-U et-me-KO-mo a-SHER tih-ye-YE RAG-lo MI ra-A-hu SHAM KI a-MAR E-lai a-ROM ya-e-RIM HU
Exegesis
The opening imperatives lechu-na {לְכוּ־נָא | lə-khū nā} “go please” and va-hăkhinu od {וַהֲכִינוּעוֹד | va-hă-khi-nū ʿōḏ} “and prepare further” use Hiphil and Qal forms with entreaty to create urgency.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaf–he
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:22
Go now and make further preparation; learn and observe the place where his foot will be—who has seen him there—for I am told that he is crafty .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 23:22, so the Hebrew word לְכֽוּ־נָ֠א (lekhuna) 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.23.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.22.W1.S1) and character.