2 Samuel 20:16:122 Sam.20.16.W12TAB
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛj.χaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- clause
shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-tik-RA i-SHA kha-kha-MA min-ha-Ir shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The cohortative va’adabberah {וַאֲדַבְּרָה | wa-ʾaḏ-ba-rāh} ‘and let me speak’ expresses intention, with eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾê-le-kā} ‘to you’ as final direct address. The sequence of vav-consecutive narrative, imperatives, and cohortative yields a tone of immediacy and negotiation, rendered in English by faithful replication of commands and personal appeal.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:16
And a wise woman called out from the city, “Hear! Hear! Say to Joab, ‘Come near here, and let me speak to you.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (elekha) 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.20.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.16.W12.S1) and character.