Proverbs 9:5:1Prov.9.5.W1TAB
לְ֭כוּ
lekhu
“go or come”
- Transliteration
- le-KHU
- Extended
- leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /ləˈχuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go or come
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHU
- clause
le-KHU la-kha-MU ve-la-kha-MI
- sentence
le-KHU la-kha-MU ve-la-kha-MI u-she-TU be-ya-YIN ma-sakh-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with lechu {לְכוּ | lə-ḵû} ‘go/come’ in Qal imperative plural, functioning as an invitation.
Root and etymology
ל־כ־ה
“to go, to come”
In context — Proverbs 9:5
Come, partake of my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:5, so the Hebrew word לְ֭כוּ (lekhu) 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.9.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.5.W1.S1) and character.