1 Samuel 23:3:111 Sam.23.3.W11TAB
כִּֽי־נֵלֵ֤ךְ
kinelekh
“when we go”
- Transliteration
- KI-ne-LEKH
- Extended
- KEE-neh-LEHkh
- IPA
- /kiː.nəˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- when we go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
KI-ne-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la
- clause
ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YO-meru an-SHE da-VID e-LAV hi-NE a-nakh-NU PO bi-ye-hu-DA ye-re-IM ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The comparative idiom veaf ki neilekh {וְאַף כִּי נֵלֵךְ | wə·ʾap̄ kî nê·lēḵ} heightens hypothetical danger from current fear in Judah to greater peril at Keilah.
Root and etymology
“to walk, go”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:3
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more, then, if we advance to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נֵלֵ֤ךְ (kinelekh) 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.23.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.3.W11.S1) and character.