1 Chronicles 18:7:11 Chr.18.7.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
vayikkakh
“and he took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he took
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH da-VID
- clause
va-yik-KAKH da-VID ET shil-TEI ha-za-HAV a-SHER ha-YU AL av-DEI ha-dad-a-ZER
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH da-VID ET shil-TEI ha-za-HAV a-SHER ha-YU AL av-DEI ha-dad-a-ZER va-ye-vi-EM ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayyiqqāḥ {וַיִּקַּ֣ח | wayyiqqāḥ} ‘and he took’, signaling continuation of narrative action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:7
David took the gold shields that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 18:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֣ח (vayikkakh) 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.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.7.W1.S1) and character.