1 Kings 19:10:211 Kgs.19.10.W21TAB
לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃
lekakhta
“to take it”
- Transliteration
- le-kakh-TA
- Extended
- leh-kahkh-TAA
- IPA
- /ləqaħˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to take it
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-kakh-TA
- clause
va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
- sentence
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
Exegesis
The Piel vayevakshu {וַיְבַקְּשׁוּ | va-yĕ-vak-shû} with the infinitive lekachta {לְקַחְתָּהּ | lə-qaḥ-tā-h} forms a purpose clause expressing intent to seize his life, moving from confession of zeal to communal failure and personal threat.
In context — 1 Kings 19:10
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , for the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant ; they have torn down your altars, slain your prophets with the sword; and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:10:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Kings 19:10, so the Hebrew word לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ (lekakhta) 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.19.10.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.10.W21.S1) and character.