Numbers 13:2:1Num.13.2.W1TAB
שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣
shelakhlekha
“Send for yourself”
- Transliteration
- she-LAKH-le-KHA
- Extended
- sheh-LAHKH-leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈlaħ.ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Send for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-LAKH-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM
- clause
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
Exegesis
The imperative shelach-lecha {שְׁלַח־לְךָ | šəlāḥ-ləḵā} ‘send-for-yourself’ foregrounds Moses’ agency under divine command.
Root and etymology
RootShin-Lamed-Chet
“to send”
In context — Numbers 13:2
Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣ (shelakhlekha) 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 Num.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W1.S1) and character.