Proverbs 2:13:4Prov.2.13.W4TAB
לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת
lalekhet
“to walk”
- Transliteration
- la-LE-khet
- Extended
- laa-LEH-kheht
- IPA
- /laːˈlɛ.χɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-LE-khet
- clause
la-LE-khet be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
- sentence
ha-O-ze-VIM A-re-KHOT YO-sher la-LE-khet be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lalekhet {לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת | lālékhet} ‘to walk’ introduces a purpose clause, completed by the construct bedarkhei-choshekh {בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ | bə-daṟḵê-ḥōšêḵ} ‘in the ways of darkness.’ English renders the infinitive purpose as “to walk,” preserving the intentional nuance, and reproduces the maqqef-bound phrase as “ways of darkness” to reflect the Hebrew unity.
In context — Proverbs 2:13
Those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:13, so the Hebrew word לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת (lalekhet) 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.2.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.13.W4.S1) and character.