2 Samuel 13:25:62 Sam.13.25.W6TAB
נֵלֵךְ֙
nelekh
“let us go”
- Transliteration
- ne-LEKH
- Extended
- neh-LEEHKH
- IPA
- /neːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- let us go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA ne-LEKH
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-av-sha-LOM al-be-NI al-NA ne-LEKH kul-LA-nu ve-LO nik-BAD a-LE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-av-sha-LOM al-be-NI al-NA ne-LEKH kul-LA-nu ve-LO nik-BAD a-LE-kha va-yif-RATS-BO ve-LO-A-VA la-LE-khet va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect neilekh {נֵלֵךְ | nē-lē-ḵ} inclusive first person plural with kulanu {כֻּלָּנוּ | kul-lānū} expresses group involvement.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:25
And the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, please do not let us all go, lest we be a burden to you.” Though Absalom urged him, he would not go, but blessed him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 13:25, so the Hebrew word נֵלֵךְ֙ (nelekh) 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.13.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.25.W6.S1) and character.