Deuteronomy 17:18:6Deut.17.18.W6TAB
וְכָ֨תַב
vekatav
“then he shall write”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-TAV
- Extended
- veh-kah-TAV
- IPA
- /vəkaˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- then he shall write
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ka-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-TAV LO
- clause
ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive wə-kha-tav {וְכָתַב | wə-ḥā-tav} ‘and he shall write’ issues the directive, with ʾet mishneh ha-torah ha-zot {אֶת־מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת | ʾet miš-nê hā-tō-rāh hā-zōṯ} ‘a copy of this law’ as the direct object.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word וְכָ֨תַב (vekatav) 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.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W6.S1) and character.