Judges 21:10:11Judg.21.10.W11TAB
לְ֠כוּ
lekhu
“go”
- Transliteration
- le-KHU
- Extended
- leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /ləˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHU
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU-SHAM ha-e-DA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
Exegesis
The imperatives ləḵû {לְכוּ | ləkū} ‘go’ and wəhiqqîtêm {וְהִכִּיתֶם | wəhīqqîtēm} ‘strike’ form the core of the order.
In context — Judges 21:10
So the assembly sent twelve thousand men from the sons of valor, and they commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead by the edge of the sword, including the women and the little ones .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 21:10, so the Hebrew word לְ֠כוּ (lekhu) 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 Judg.21.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.10.W11.S1) and character.