Exodus 13:21:2Exod.13.21.W2TAB
הֹלֵךְ֩
holekh
“went”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /hoː.ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- went
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ho-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM la-le-KHET yo-MAM va-LAI-la
Exegesis
The participle ho-lekh {הֹלֵךְ֩ | hô-lēḵ} in the Qal stem expresses continuous movement.
In context — Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went ahead of them—by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to shine for them—so they could travel both by day and by night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:21, so the Hebrew word הֹלֵךְ֩ (holekh) 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 Exod.13.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.21.W2.S1) and character.