Genesis 13:17:2Gen.13.17.W2TAB
הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ
hithallekh
“walk about”
- Transliteration
- hit-hal-LEKH
- Extended
- hiht-hahl-LEHKH
- IPA
- /hiθ.hal.ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- walk about
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
hit-hal-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
hit-hal-LEKH ba-A-rets
- clause
KOOM hit-hal-LEKH ba-A-rets le-or-KAH u-le-rokh-BAH
- sentence
KOOM hit-hal-LEKH ba-A-rets le-or-KAH u-le-rokh-BAH KI le-KHA et-te-NEN-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperatives qum {ק֚וּם | qûm} ‘arise’ and hithalekh {הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | hiṯhal·lēḵ} ‘walk about’, establishing a commanding pair.
Root and etymology
RootHeh–Lamed–Kaf
“to walk, go”
In context — Genesis 13:17
Arise, and walk through the land, along its length and across its breadth, for I will give it to you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 13:17, so the Hebrew word הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ (hithallekh) 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 Gen.13.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.17.W2.S1) and character.