2 Chronicles 25:17:132 Chr.25.17.W13TAB
לְכָ֖ה
lekha
“come”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- 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 infinitive construct lēʾemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lē-ʾə-môr} introduces direct speech, and the juxtaposition of the imperative lekha {לְכָ֥ה | lə-ḵā} ‘come’ with the Nifal cohortative nitrāʾeh {נִתְרָאֶ֥ה | nir-rā-ʾeh} ‘let us meet’ alongside panim {פָנִֽים | pā-nîm} ‘faces’ forms an invitation to mutual confrontation, reflecting a paratactic parallel structure.
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 25:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 25:17, so the Hebrew word לְכָ֖ה (lekha) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.17.W13.S1) and character.