Jeremiah 13:1:4Jer.13.1.W4TAB

הָל֞וֹךְ

halokh

go

Transliteration
ha-LOKH
Extended
haa-LOHKH
IPA
/haːˈloːx/

Meaning by language

English
go

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Result
הָ + ל֞וֹךְ
ha + lokh
halokh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-LOKH

  2. clause

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta le-KHA e-ZOR pish-te-TIM ve-sam-TO al-ma-te-NE-kha

  3. sentence

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta le-KHA e-ZOR pish-te-TIM ve-sam-TO al-ma-te-NE-kha u-va-ma-YIM LO te-vi-E-hu

Exegesis

The sequence halokh veqanita lekha {הָלוֹךְ וְקָנִיתָ לְּךָ | hā-lōḵ wə-qā-nî-tā lə-ḵā} pairs an infinitive absolute with a Qal perfect verb to convey an imperative sequence.

In contextJeremiah 13:1

Thus says the LORD to me: "Go and buy for yourself a linen belt and place it upon your loins , but do not bring it into water."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word הָל֞וֹךְ (halokh) 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 Jer.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.1.W4.S1) and character.