2 Chronicles 22:5:32 Chr.22.5.W3TAB
הָלַךְ֒
halakh
“he went”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAKH
- Extended
- haa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /haːˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- he went
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
- clause
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-yak-KU ha-ram-MIM et-yo-RAM
Exegesis
The verb halakh {הָלַךְ | hālak} ‘he walked’ is idiomatic for adopting a course of behavior, and it is followed by wayyelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went,’ a narrative chain that advances from disposition to concrete action.
Root and etymology
h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf
“to go; walk”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:5
He also walked in their counsel and went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead; and the Arameans struck Joram.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 22:5, so the Hebrew word הָלַךְ֒ (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.22.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.5.W3.S1) and character.