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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ne-LEKH
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.