Jeremiah 23:17:10Jer.23.17.W10TAB

הֹלֵ֞ךְ

holekh

walking

Transliteration
ho-LEKH
Extended
hoh-LEHKH
IPA
/hoːˈleːx/

Meaning by language

English
walking

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Result
הֹ + לֵ֞ךְ
ho + lekh
holekh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
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

    ho-LEKH

  2. clause

    ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A

  3. sentence

    o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A

Exegesis

The vav-conjunctive clause vechol holekh bishrirut libo {וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ | wə-ḵōl hōleḵ biš-rî-rût lî-bô} extends false assurances to all persisting in self-willed obstinacy.

In contextJeremiah 23:17

They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 23:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word הֹלֵ֞ךְ (holekh) 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.23.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W10.S1) and character.