1 Kings 14:3:11 Kgs.14.3.W1TAB
וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ
velakhakht
“and you shall take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KHAKHT
- Extended
- veh-laa-KHAKHT
- IPA
- /wəlaˈqaħt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ve-la-KHAKHT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-KHAKHT be-ya-DEKH
- clause
ve-la-KHAKHT be-ya-DEKH a-sa-RA LE-khem ve-nik-ku-DIM u-vak-buk de-VASH u-VAAT e-LAV
- sentence
ve-la-KHAKHT be-ya-DEKH a-sa-RA LE-khem ve-nik-ku-DIM u-vak-buk de-VASH u-VAAT e-LAV HU ya-GID LAKH ma-YI-ye la-NA-ar
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive verb velāqaḥat {וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ | wə-lā-qa-ḥat} ‘and you shall take’ (Qal imperfect 2fs), introducing an instruction.
In context — 1 Kings 14:3
And you shall take in your hand ten loaves of bread, and cakes , and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will happen to the boy .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:3, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ (velakhakht) 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 Kgs.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.3.W1.S1) and character.