Micah 4:5:3Mic.4.5.W3TAB
יֵלְכ֖וּ
yelkhu
“will walk”
- Transliteration
- yel-KHU
- Extended
- yeel-KHOO
- IPA
- /jeːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
yel-KHU
- clause
KI khol-ha-a-MIM yel-KHU ISH be-SHEM e-lo-HAIV
- sentence
KI khol-ha-a-MIM yel-KHU ISH be-SHEM e-lo-HAIV va-a-NA-khnu ne-LEKH be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu le-o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The subject kol-haammim {כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים | kol-hā-ʿam-mîm} ‘all the peoples’ governs the imperfect yelku {יֵלְכ֖וּ | yēl-ḵû} ‘will walk’, indicating a habitual practice.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–lamed–kaf
“to walk”
In context — Micah 4:5
For all the peoples will each walk in the name of their god; but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for all eternity .
About this coordinate
Micah 4:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Micah 4:5, so the Hebrew word יֵלְכ֖וּ (yelkhu) 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 Mic.4.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mic.4.5.W3.S1) and character.