Deuteronomy 20:5:11Deut.20.5.W11TAB
יֵלֵ֖ךְ
yelekh
“let him go”
- Transliteration
- ye-LEKH
- Extended
- yeh-LEKH
- IPA
- /jeˈleχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- let him go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ye-LEKH
- clause
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The jussive forms yēleḵ {יֵלֵ֖ךְ | yēleḵ} and wə-yāšōḇ {וְיָשֹׁ֣ב | wə-yāšōḇ} grant permission to depart, while pen-yāmûṯ {פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ | pen-yāmûṯ} expresses negative purpose.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:5
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word יֵלֵ֖ךְ (yelekh) 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.20.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W11.S1) and character.