2 Kings 13:15:72 Kgs.13.15.W7TAB
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
vayikkakh
“took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- took
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH EH-lav
- clause
va-yik-KAKH EH-lav KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM va-yik-KAKH EH-lav KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM
Exegesis
The fulfillment clause mirrors this pattern using vayikach {וַיִּקַּ֥ח | va-yik-kā-ḥ} ‘and He took’ with elav {אֵלָ֖יו | ʾē-lāyw} ‘to Him,’ reinforcing the call-and-response structure. Repetition of “bow” and “arrows” underscores narrative cohesion and the immediacy of obedience.
Root and etymology
Rootl-q-ḥ
“to take, receive”
In context — 2 Kings 13:15
And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows ,” and he took a bow and arrows.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayikkakh) 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 Kgs.13.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.15.W7.S1) and character.