1 Kings 19:14:211 Kgs.19.14.W21TAB
לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃
to take it
- Transliteration
- to take it
- Extended
- to take it
- IPA
- /ləqaħˈtɔːh/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to take it
- clause
va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it
- 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 be-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it
Exegesis
Finally, wayyəḇqašū ’ēt-nafšî lə-qaḥtāh {וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ | wayyəḇqašū ’ēt-nafšî lə-qaḥtāh} conveys an urgent threat to life. The English preserves the Hebrew’s parallel structure and causal progression.
In context — 1 Kings 19:14
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , since the sons of Israel have abandoned your covenant , torn down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking to take my life.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:14:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Kings 19:14, so the Hebrew word לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ (to take it) 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.19.14.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.14.W21.S1) and character.