Isaiah 2:5:4Isa.2.5.W4TAB
וְנֵלְכָ֖ה
venelekha
“and let us walk”
- Transliteration
- ve-ne-le-KHA
- Extended
- veh-neh-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /vəneːlăˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let us walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ne-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHU ve-ne-le-KHA
- clause
le-KHU ve-ne-le-KHA be-OR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
BEIT ya-a-KOV le-KHU ve-ne-le-KHA be-OR Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative ləḵû {לְכ֥וּ | lə-ḵû} is followed by the cohortative form və-nēleḵâ {וְנֵלְכָ֖ה | və-nē-le-ḥâ}, pairing a direct command with an inclusive exhortation.
In context — Isaiah 2:5
House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 2:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 2:5, so the Hebrew word וְנֵלְכָ֖ה (venelekha) 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 Isa.2.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.2.5.W4.S1) and character.