1 Samuel 17:18:121 Sam.17.18.W12TAB
תִּקָּֽח׃
tikkakh
“you shall take”
- Transliteration
- tik-KAKH
- Extended
- tihk-KAAKH
- IPA
- /tiqˈqaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-KAKH
- clause
ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
- sentence
ve-ET a-se-RET kha-ri-TSE he-kha-LAV ha-E-le ta-VI le-sar-ha-A-lef ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
Exegesis
Finally, the Qal imperfect verb tikach {תִּקָּח | tiqqāḥ} takes the object ve-et-a-rubbatam {וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָם | wə-ʾet̄-ʿărubbāṯām} “their pledge.” The sequence of verbs—bring, inspect, take—emphasizes provision, oversight, and accountability.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥ
“to take”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:18
Bring these ten slices of cheese to the commander of the thousand, check the welfare of your brothers, and take their pledge .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word תִּקָּֽח׃ (tikkakh) 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 Sam.17.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W12.S1) and character.