Jeremiah 13:4:8Jer.13.4.W8TAB
לֵ֣ךְ
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEEKH
- 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
LEKH pe-ra-TA
- clause
ve-KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-tam-NE-hu SHAM bin-KIK ha-sa-LA
- sentence
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER ka-NI-ta a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha ve-KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-tam-NE-hu SHAM bin-KIK ha-sa-LA
Exegesis
The series of coordinated imperatives vequm lekh {וְקוּם לֵ֣ךְ | wəqûm lēḵ} ‘arise, go’ delivers direct, sequential commands.
Root and etymology
h-l-khheh–lamed–kaf
“to go, walk”
In context — Jeremiah 13:4
Take the belt that you bought, which is around your loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ךְ (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 Jer.13.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.4.W8.S1) and character.