1 Samuel 19:13:11 Sam.19.13.W1TAB
וַתִּקַּ֨ח
vatikkhakh
“and she took”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-KHAKH
- Extended
- vah-tik-KHAKH
- IPA
- /vat.tiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-tik-KHAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-KHAKH mi-KHAL
- clause
va-tik-KHAKH mi-KHAL et-ha-te-ra-FIM va-ta-SEM el-ha-mi-TA ve-ET ke-VIR ha-iz-ZIM sa-MA me-ra-a-sho-TAV
- sentence
va-tik-KHAKH mi-KHAL et-ha-te-ra-FIM va-ta-SEM el-ha-mi-TA ve-ET ke-VIR ha-iz-ZIM sa-MA me-ra-a-sho-TAV va-te-KHAS bab-ba-GED
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the consecutive vav clause vattiqach {וַתִּקַּח | va-tti-qakh} ‘then she took’, which initiates a series of actions by Michal.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:13
And Michal took the teraphim and placed them on the bed, put the goats’ hair pillow at its head, and covered it with a garment.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:13, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקַּ֨ח (vatikkhakh) 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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.13.W1.S1) and character.