Proverbs 14:7:1Prov.14.7.W1TAB
לֵ֣ךְ
lekh
“go”
- Transliteration
- LEKH
- Extended
- LEEKH
- IPA
- /ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- go
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LEKH
- clause
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL
- sentence
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL u-val-ya-DA-ta sif-TE-DA-at
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative lekh {לֵ֣ךְ | lēk} ‘go’, commanding removal, followed by the prepositional phrase min-nē-ged {מִנֶּגֶד | min-nē-ged} ‘from before’, which indicates distancing in both space and social relation.
Root and etymology
h-l-khe–lamed–kaf
“to walk, proceed”
In context — Proverbs 14:7
Leave the presence of a foolish man when you see there are no lips of knowledge in him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:7, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ךְ (lekh) 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 Prov.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.7.W1.S1) and character.