Ruth 3:13:10Ruth.3.13.W10TAB
לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ
legaolekh
“to redeem you”
- Transliteration
- le-ga-o-LEKH
- Extended
- leh-gaa-oh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /ləɣaː.ʔɔ̆ˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to redeem you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| 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
le-ga-o-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH
- clause
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH shikh-VI ad-ha-BO-ker
Exegesis
The contrast ve-ʾim-lō yaḥ-pōṣ lə-ḡā-ʾō-leḵ {וְאִם־לֹא יַחְפֹּץ לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ | wə-ʾim-lō yaḥ-pōṣ lə-ḡā-ʾō-leḵ} ‘and if not he desires to redeem you’ uses yaḥ-pōṣ ‘desires’ and the infinitive to express volition.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–lamed
“to redeem”
In context — Ruth 3:13
Stay the night, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good—let him redeem ; but if he does not desire to redeem you, then I myself will redeem you—by the life of the LORD . Lie down until the morning.
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ruth 3:13, so the Hebrew word לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ (legaolekh) 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 Ruth.3.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.13.W10.S1) and character.