Deuteronomy 20:7:6Deut.20.7.W6TAB

יֵלֵ֖ךְ

yelekh

let him go

Transliteration
ye-LEKH
Extended
yeh-LEHKH
IPA
/jeˈleχ/

Meaning by language

English
let him go

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יֵ + לֵ֖ךְ
ye + lekh
yelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-LEKH

  2. clause

    u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-e-RAS i-SHAH ve-LO le-ka-KHAH ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to

  3. sentence

    u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-e-RAS i-SHAH ve-LO le-ka-KHAH ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yi-ka-KHE-na

Exegesis

The paired jussives yelekh {יֵלֵךְ | yê-leḵ} and yashov {יָשֹׁב | yā-šōv} form a twofold directive.

In contextDeuteronomy 20:7

Is there a man who has betrothed a woman and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man take her .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 20:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 20:7, 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.20.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.7.W6.S1) and character.