1 Samuel 23:27:61 Sam.23.27.W6TAB
וּלְכָ֔ה
ulekha
“and come”
- Transliteration
- u-le-KHA
- Extended
- oo-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /u.ləˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA
- clause
ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets
- sentence
u-mal-AKH BA el-sha-UL le-MOR ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The adverb maherah {מַהֵרָה | ma-hê-rāh} ‘quickly’ combined with the imperative u-lekha {וּלְכָה | û-lə-kāh} ‘go’ conveys urgency.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:27
But a messenger came to Saul and said, “Hurry and go, for the Philistines are invading the land .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 23:27, so the Hebrew word וּלְכָ֔ה (ulekha) 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.23.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.27.W6.S1) and character.