Genesis 28:2:2Gen.28.2.W2TAB
לֵךְ֙
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEHKH
- IPA
- /ˈleːx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
KUM LEKH
- clause
KUM LEKH pa-DE-na a-RAM BEI-ta ve-tu-EL a-VI im-ME-kha
- sentence
KUM LEKH pa-DE-na a-RAM BEI-ta ve-tu-EL a-VI im-ME-kha ve-kakh-le-KHA mi-SHAM i-SHA mib-be-NOT la-VAN a-KHI im-ME-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with two coordinated imperatives, kum {ק֥וּם | qûm} ‘arise’ and lekh {לֵךְ֙ | lēḵ} ‘go,’ a Hebrew idiom where an initial summons is followed by the main directive.
Root and etymology
h-l-kheh–lamed–kaf
“to go, walk”
In context — Genesis 28:2
Get up and proceed to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take for yourself a wife from there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother .
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 28:2, so the Hebrew word לֵךְ֙ (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 Gen.28.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.2.W2.S1) and character.