Genesis 15:2:7Gen.15.2.W7TAB
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
holekh
“continue”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- continue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 a-ri-RI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI u-ven-ME-shek BEI-ti HU da-ME-sek e-li-E-zer
Exegesis
The emphatic clause ve’anokhi holekh ariri {וְאָנֹכִ֖י הוֹלֵ֣ךְ עֲרִירִ֑י | wə-ʾā-nō-khî hō-lēḵ ʿă-rî-rî} uses an independent pronoun plus participle to convey his ongoing childlessness.
In context — Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, “Lord GOD , what will You give me, since I continue to go childless , and the heir of my household is Eliezer of Damascus?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 15:2, so the Hebrew word הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (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 Gen.15.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.2.W7.S1) and character.