1 Chronicles 17:7:101 Chr.17.7.W10TAB
לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙
lekakhtikha
“I took you”
- Transliteration
- le-kakh-TI-kha
- Extended
- leh-kahkh-TEE-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I took 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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-kakh-TI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha
- clause
ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON
- sentence
ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON lih-ye-OT na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The perfect lə-qaḥ-tî-kā {לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙ | lə-qaḥ-tî-kā} ‘I took you’ underscores completed divine action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:7
And now thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts : I took you from the pasture , from following the flock, to be ruler over My people Israel.’
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 17:7, so the Hebrew word לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (lekakhtikha) 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 1 Chr.17.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.7.W10.S1) and character.