2 Samuel 16:13:62 Sam.16.13.W6TAB
הֹלֵךְ֩
holekh
“going”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /vəʃimˈʕiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- going
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ho-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR
- clause
ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-da-REKH ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
Exegesis
Shimei’s continuous pursuit is expressed by the participle holekh {הֹלֵךְ֩ | hôlēḵ} and the infinitive absolute ha-lokh {הָלוֹךְ֙ | hālōḵ}, creating parallel motion.
Root and etymology
h-l-kh–l–k
“to go, walk”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:13
And David and his men went on the road, and Shimei was going on the side of the hill opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dust .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word הֹלֵךְ֩ (holekh) 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.16.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.13.W6.S1) and character.