Numbers 22:17:8Num.22.17.W8TAB
וּלְכָה־נָּא֙
ulekhana
“and now go”
- Transliteration
- u-le-KHA-NA
- Extended
- oo-le-KHAH-NAH
- IPA
- /uləxaˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and now go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-KHA-NA
- clause
u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The command phrase ulekhana {וּלְכָה־נָּא | û·lǝ·khā-nāʾ} ‘and now please go’ combines a coordinating conjunction, lamed infinitive construct, imperative, and entreaty particle to soften the command.
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 22:17, so the Hebrew word וּלְכָה־נָּא֙ (ulekhana) 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.22.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W8.S1) and character.