2 Chronicles 22:3:22 Chr.22.3.W2TAB
הָלַ֔ךְ
halakh
“he walked”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAKH
- Extended
- haa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /haːˈlaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he walked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
gam-HU ha-LAKH
- clause
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV
- sentence
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV KI i-MO ha-ye-TA yo-ats-TO le-har-SHI-a
Exegesis
The pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hū} ‘he’ marks the subject, followed by the verb halakh {הָלַךְ | hā-lakh} ‘walked’ in the Qal perfect that denotes habitual behavior.
Root and etymology
h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf
“to go; walk”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:3
He also followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor , steering him to act wickedly.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 22:3, so the Hebrew word הָלַ֔ךְ (halakh) 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.22.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.3.W2.S1) and character.