Judges 21:20:5Judg.21.20.W5TAB
לְכ֖וּ
lekhu
“go {plural}”
- Transliteration
- le-KHU
- Extended
- leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /ləˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go {plural}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHU
- clause
le-KHU va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-tsa-VU et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN le-MOR le-KHU va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
Exegesis
The Qal imperative ləkū {לְכ֖וּ | lə-kū} issues “go,” followed by the vav-consecutive Qal perfect waʾăravtēm {וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם | wa-ʾă-raḇ-têm}, “and you lay in ambush.”
In context — Judges 21:20
And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 21:20, so the Hebrew word לְכ֖וּ (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.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.20.W5.S1) and character.