Leviticus 18:4:5Lev.18.4.W5TAB
לָלֶ֣כֶת
lalekhet
“to walk”
- Transliteration
- la-LE-khet
- Extended
- lah-LEH-keht
- IPA
- /laˈlɛxɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-LE-khet
- phraseyour reading level
la-LE-khet ba-HEM
- clause
et-mish-pa-TAI ta-a-SU veh-et-khoo-koh-TAI tish-me-RU la-LE-khet ba-HEM
- sentence
et-mish-pa-TAI ta-a-SU veh-et-khoo-koh-TAI tish-me-RU la-LE-khet ba-HEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lā-le-ḵeṯ {לָלֶכֶת | lā-le-ḵeṯ} plus bā-hem {בָּהֶם | bā-hem} functions as a purpose clause (‘to walk in them’), specifying the manner of observance.
In context — Leviticus 18:4
You shall do my judgments and you shall keep my statutes, to walk in them. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 18:4, so the Hebrew word לָלֶ֣כֶת (lalekhet) 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 Lev.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.4.W5.S1) and character.