2 Samuel 15:9:32 Sam.15.9.W3TAB
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 be-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH khev-ro-NA
Exegesis
The phrase lekh bᵊšālôm {לֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁלוֹם | lēḵ bᵊšālôm} ‘go in peace’ pairs an imperative with a prepositional benediction, constituting a farewell blessing.
Root and etymology
Rooth-l-k
“to go, walk”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:9
The king said to him, “Go with peace .” Then he rose and journeyed to Hebron.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:9, 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.9.W3.S1) and character.