Deuteronomy 13:2:7Deut.13.2.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:3
נֵֽלְכָה֙
nelekha
“let us go”
- Transliteration
- ne-le-KHA
- Extended
- neh-leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /neːlˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- let us go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-le-KHA
- clause
ne-le-KHA a-cha-REI e-lo-HIM a-SHER LO ye-da-TA-m
- sentence
ve-VA ha-OT ve-ha-mo-FET a-SHER-DI-ber e-LEI-kha lei-MOR ne-le-KHA a-cha-REI e-lo-HIM a-SHER LO ye-da-TA-m ve-na-av-DEM
Exegesis
The cohortative nelekhah venaavdem {נֵלְכָה וְנַעַבְדֵּם | nēleḵā wǝ-nāʿăḇ-dēm} ‘let us go and let us serve’ expresses joint volition inviting collective apostasy.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:2
And the sign and the wonder that he spoke to you about has come to pass, saying, “Let us go after other gods —which you have not known—and let us serve them;”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 13:2, so the Hebrew word נֵֽלְכָה֙ (nelekha) 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 Deut.13.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.2.W7.S1) and character.