וַיִּקַּ֨ח

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח

   va-yik-KAKH

   and he took
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד

   va-yik-KAKH da-VID OD

   and he took David still or again
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם

   va-yik-KAKH da-VID OD na-SHIM bi-ru-sha-LA-im

   and he took David still or again women or wives in Jerusalem
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיּ֧וֹלֶד דָּוִ֛יד ע֖וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

   va-yik-KAKH da-VID OD na-SHIM bi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yo-LED da-VID OD ba-NIM u-va-NOT

   and he took David still or again women or wives in Jerusalem and he fathered or begot David still or again sons and daughters

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative employs the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect forms vayikkach {וַיִּקַּ֨ח | wayyiqqāḥ} ‘and he took’ and vayyoled {וַיּ֧וֹלֶד | wayyôlēḏ} ‘and he begot’ to link sequential actions within David’s reign.