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

Result
לְ + קַ + חְ + תָּֽהּ׃
to + ta + ke + it
to take it

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    to take it

  2. clause

    va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it

  3. 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 context1 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.