1 Samuel 18:2:11 Sam.18.2.W1TAB
וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ
vayikkakhehu
“and he took him”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-ka-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yihk-kah-KHEH-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jiq.qaˈħeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he took him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL
- clause
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive in vayyiqqaehu {וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ | wayyiqqāhēhû} ‘and he took him’, marking a shift in narrative action.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:2
Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ (vayikkakhehu) 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.2.W1.S1) and character.