2 Chronicles 18:25:42 Chr.18.25.W4TAB
קְחוּ֙
kekhu
“take”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHU
- Extended
- keh-KHOO
- IPA
- /qəˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHU
- clause
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ke-KHU et-mi-kha-YE-hu va-ha-shi-VU-hu el-a-MON sar-ha-IR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ke-KHU et-mi-kha-YE-hu va-ha-shi-VU-hu el-a-MON sar-ha-IR ve-el-yo-ASH ben-ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The imperative kechu {קְחוּ | qəḥû} ‘take’ issues a direct royal command.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:25
And the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and bring him back to Amon, the official of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:25, so the Hebrew word קְחוּ֙ (kekhu) 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 2 Chr.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.25.W4.S1) and character.