Numbers 23:27:4Num.23.27.W4TAB
לְכָה־נָּא֙
lekhana
“come, please”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA-NA
- Extended
- leh-KHAA-NAA
- IPA
- /ləxaˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- come, please
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHA-NA
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM le-KHA-NA ek-ka-kha el-ma-KOM a-KHER
- sentence
va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM le-KHA-NA ek-ka-kha el-ma-KOM a-KHER u-LAI yi-shar be-ey-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM ve-ka-BO-to li mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The entreaty lecha-na {לְכָה־נָּא | lə-ḥā-nāʾ} ‘come now’ combines an imperative with a politeness particle.
In context — Numbers 23:27
And Balak said to Balaam, “Come now; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God for you to curse them for me from there.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 23:27, so the Hebrew word לְכָה־נָּא֙ (lekhana) 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.23.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.27.W4.S1) and character.