2 Samuel 13:24:82 Sam.13.24.W8TAB
יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א
yelekhna
“let him go, please”
- Transliteration
- ye-LEKH-na
- Extended
- yee-LEHKH-naa
- IPA
- /jeːˈlɛx.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let him go, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-LEKH-na
- phraseyour reading level
ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The imperfect plus entreaty in yelekh-na {יֵלֶךְ־נָא | yēleḵ nāʼ} marks a deferential invitation.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א (yelekhna) 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 Sam.13.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W8.S1) and character.