Exodus 17:5:18Exod.17.5.W18TAB
וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃
vehalakhta
“go”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-lakh-TA
- Extended
- veh-hah-lahkh-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ha.laχˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-lakh-TA
- clause
u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA
Exegesis
The second kakh {קַח | qāḥ} directs Moses to grasp the staff, and ve-halakhta {וְהָלָכְתָּ | wə-hā-lākhtā} conveys the ensuing movement. This structure highlights divine initiative, representative leadership, and the staff as an instrument of God’s power.
In context — Exodus 17:5
The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff —the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 17:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ (vehalakhta) 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.17.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.5.W18.S1) and character.