2 Kings 22:13:12 Kgs.22.13.W1TAB
לְכוּ֩
lekhu
“go”
- Transliteration
- le-KHU
- Extended
- leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /ləˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
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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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHU dir-SHU ET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
le-KHU dir-SHU ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DI u-ve-AD-ha-AM u-ve-AD KAL-ye-hu-DA al-div-RE ha-SE-fer ha-nim-TSa ha-ZE
- sentence
le-KHU dir-SHU ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-DI u-ve-AD-ha-AM u-ve-AD KAL-ye-hu-DA al-div-RE ha-SE-fer ha-nim-TSa ha-ZE ki-ge-do-LA kha-MAT ye-ho-VAH a-sher-hi nits-te-TA va-NU AL a-SHER lo-sha-me-U a-vo-TE-nu al-div-RE ha-SE-fer ha-ZE la-a-SOT ke-khol-ha-ka-TUV a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the paired imperatives lechu {לְכוּ | ləḵū} “go” and dirshu {דִרְשׁוּ | diršû} “inquire,” highlighting the urgent command to seek divine counsel.
In context — 2 Kings 22:13
Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the LORD which is kindled against us because our fathers did not listen to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:13, so the Hebrew word לְכוּ֩ (lekhu) 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 Kgs.22.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.13.W1.S1) and character.