Exodus 19:10:4Exod.19.10.W4TAB
לֵ֣ךְ
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEHkh
- IPA
- /leːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH el-ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The Qal imperative lekh {לֵךְ | lēk} ‘go’ takes the prepositional object ʼel haʿam {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel-hāʿām} ‘to the people’.
In context — Exodus 19:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people; consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:10, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ךְ (lekh) 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.19.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.10.W4.S1) and character.