2 Samuel 15:22:42 Sam.15.22.W4TAB
לֵ֣ךְ
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEEKH
- IPA
- /ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH va-a-VOR
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-it-TAI LEKH va-a-VOR
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-it-TAI LEKH va-a-VOR va-ya-a-VOR it-TAI ha-git-TI ve-khol-a-na-SHAIV ve-khol-ha-TAF a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives lekh {לֵךְ | lēḵ} ‘go’ and vaavor {וַעֲבֹר | vaʿăbôr} ‘cross over’ convey David’s command and urgency, while the subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vayavor {וַיַּעֲבֹר | wayyaʿăbôr} ‘and he crossed over’ depicts prompt compliance.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:22
And David said to Ittai, “Go on and cross over.” So Ittai the Gittite crossed over with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:22, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ךְ (lekh) 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.15.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.22.W4.S1) and character.