Deuteronomy 15:17:1Deut.15.17.W1TAB
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣
velakakhta
“then you shall take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KAKH-ta
- Extended
- veh-laa-KAHKH-tah
- IPA
- /vəlaˈkax.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then you shall take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-KAKH-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb velakachta {וְלָקַחְתָּ | wə-lā-qā-ḥ-tā} introducing the ritual action.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:17
And you shall take the awl , pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall do the same for your maidservant .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:17, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (velakakhta) 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 Deut.15.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.17.W1.S1) and character.