1 Kings 17:11:61 Kgs.17.11.W6TAB
לִֽקְחִי־נָ֥א
likkhina
“take, please”
- Transliteration
- lik-KHI-NA
- Extended
- lihq-KHEE-NAA
- IPA
- /liqˈħiː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lik-KHI-NA
- phraseyour reading level
lik-KHI-NA LI
- clause
va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
- sentence
va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
Exegesis
The verbs vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | vayyiqrāʼ} ‘and he called’ and vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduce direct address, leading into the imperative likchi {לִקְחִי | liqqḥî} ‘take!’
softened by the particle na {נָא | nāʼ} ‘please,’ creating a polite request.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥ
“take”
In context — 1 Kings 17:11
And she went to take it, and he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 17:11, so the Hebrew word לִֽקְחִי־נָ֥א (likkhina) 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.17.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.11.W6.S1) and character.