Exodus 18:20:8Exod.18.20.W8TAB
יֵ֣לְכוּ
yelkhu
“they shall walk”
- Transliteration
- YEL-khu
- Extended
- YEHL-khoo
- IPA
- /ˈjeːl.xuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shall walk
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
YEL-khu
- phraseyour reading level
YEL-khu BAH
- clause
ve-ho-da-TA la-HEM et-ha-DE-rekh YEL-khu BAH ve-et-ha-ma-a-SE a-SHER ya-a-SOON
- sentence
ve-hiz-har-TA et-HEM et-ha-khu-KIM ve-et-ha-to-ROT ve-ho-da-TA la-HEM et-ha-DE-rekh YEL-khu BAH ve-et-ha-ma-a-SE a-SHER ya-a-SOON
Exegesis
The phrase et haderekh yelekhu bah {אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ יֵלְכוּ בָהּ | ʾeṯ-ha-de-reḵ yēl-kû bāh} ‘the way they shall walk in it’ uses derekh {הַדֶּרֶךְ | ha-de-reḵ} ‘way’ metaphorically for conduct, and the imperfect yelekhu {יֵלְכוּ | yēl-kû} conveys ongoing practice, while the suffix in bah {בָהּ | bāh} ‘in it’ ensures exclusivity.
In context — Exodus 18:20
And you shall warn them about the statutes and the instructions, and you shall make known to them the way in which they should walk and the deed which they should do.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:20, so the Hebrew word יֵ֣לְכוּ (yelkhu) 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.18.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.20.W8.S1) and character.