2 Chronicles 25:17:122 Chr.25.17.W12TAB
לך
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEHKH
- IPA
- /ˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH le-KHA
- clause
LEKH le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR LEKH le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The segment Amatsyahu melekh Yehudah {אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʾă-mat-syə-yā-hū mê-leḵ yĕ-hû-dā-hā} functions as the subject-verb construction indicating Amaziah’s royal office.
The appositional title melekh Yisraʾel {מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | mê-leḵ yiś-rā-ʾēl} clarifies his status.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah the king of Judah consulted , and he sent to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 25:17, so the Hebrew word לך (lekh) 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.25.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.17.W12.S1) and character.