2 Kings 20:7:32 Kgs.20.7.W3TAB
קְח֖וּ
kekhu
“take {plural}”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHU
- Extended
- keh-KHOO
- IPA
- /qəˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take {plural}
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 ye-sha-YA-hu ke-KHU de-VE-let te-e-NIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ke-KHU de-VE-let te-e-NIM va-yik-KHU va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-she-KHIN va-ye-KHI
Exegesis
The Qal imperative kechu {קְחוּ | qəḥû} ‘take’ forms an instructive clause directed to royal attendants.
In context — 2 Kings 20:7
Then Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs.” They brought it and placed it on the boil, and he recovered .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word קְח֖וּ (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 Kgs.20.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.7.W3.S1) and character.