2 Samuel 14:21:82 Sam.14.21.W8TAB
וְלֵ֛ךְ
velekh
“and go”
- Transliteration
- ve-LEKH
- Extended
- veh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /vəˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-LEKH
- clause
ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The imperative sequence ve-lekh hashev {וְלֵ֛ךְ הָשֵׁ֥ב | wə-lêḵ hā-šêḇ} ‘and go, restore’ reflects Hebrew’s command chaining.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:21
Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now , I have done this thing . Go, restore the young man Absalom.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word וְלֵ֛ךְ (velekh) 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.14.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.21.W8.S1) and character.