Deuteronomy 20:8:10Deut.20.8.W10TAB
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
ve-yas-FU ha-sho-TREEM le-da-BER el-ha-AM ve-am-RU mi-ha-ISH ha-ya-RE ve-RAKH hal-le-VAV ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
ve-yas-FU ha-sho-TREEM le-da-BER el-ha-AM ve-am-RU mi-ha-ISH ha-ya-RE ve-RAKH hal-le-VAV ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to ve-LO yi-MAS et-le-VAV e-KHA-v kil-va-VO
Exegesis
The jussives yelekh veyashov {יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב | yē-lêḵ wə-yā-šōv} express voluntary withdrawal.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:8
And the officers shall address the people again and say, “Who is the man who is fearful and fainthearted ? Let him go and return to his house so that he does not cause the heart of his brothers to melt like his own.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 20:8, 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.20.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.8.W10.S1) and character.