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