Jeremiah 18:12:5Jer.18.12.W5TAB

נֵלֵ֔ךְ

nelekh

we will go

Transliteration
ne-LEKH
Extended
neh-LEHKH
IPA
/nɛˈleːx/

Meaning by language

English
we will go

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Result
נֵ + לֵ֔ךְ
ne + lekh
nelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-LEKH

  2. clause

    ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE

  3. sentence

    ve-o-me-RU no-ASH ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE

Exegesis

The Qal imperfect verbs nēlêḵ {נֵלֵ֔ךְ | nēlêḵ} ‘we will go’ and na‘ăśeh {נַעֲשֶֽׂה | na‘ăśeh} ‘we will do’ denote resolute future actions.

In contextJeremiah 18:12

But they said, "There is no hope; for we will follow our own plans , and each man will do the stubbornness of his evil heart."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:12, so the Hebrew word נֵלֵ֔ךְ (nelekh) 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.18.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.12.W5.S1) and character.