2 Samuel 23:6:72 Sam.23.6.W7TAB
יִקָּֽחוּ׃
yikkakhu
“they take”
- Transliteration
- yik-KA-khu
- Extended
- yik-KAA-khoo
- IPA
- /jiqˈqaːħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yik-KA-khu
- clause
KI-LO ve-YAD yik-KA-khu
- sentence
u-ve-li-YA-al ke-KOTS mu-NAD kul-LA-ham KI-LO ve-YAD yik-KA-khu
Exegesis
Finally, the Qal imperfect yikkachu {יִקָּֽחוּ | yiq-qā-ḥû} ‘they are taken’ expresses a general, gnomic truth about avoidance. The sequence from metaphorical depiction to causal explanation preserves the Hebrew rhetorical structure, highlighting the cause of rejection before stating the negative outcome.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:6
But worthless men are all like banished thorns, for they cannot be taken by hand .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 23:6, so the Hebrew word יִקָּֽחוּ׃ (yikkakhu) 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 Sam.23.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.6.W7.S1) and character.