2 Chronicles 20:4:32 Chr.20.4.W3TAB
לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
levakkesh
“to seek”
- Transliteration
- le-vak-KESH
- Extended
- leh-vahk-KEESH
- IPA
- /ləvakˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to seek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vak-KESH
- clause
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU ye-hu-DA le-vak-KESH me-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU ye-hu-DA le-vak-KESH me-ye-ho-VAH GAM mi-KOL-a-RE ye-hu-DA ba-U le-vak-KESH ET-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive ləvaqqēš {לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | ləvaqqēš} introduces a purpose clause “to seek.”
Root and etymology
“to seek, request”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:4
And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD ; also from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 20:4, so the Hebrew word לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (levakkesh) 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 2 Chr.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.4.W3.S1) and character.