Deuteronomy 21:3:5Deut.21.3.W5TAB
וְלָֽקְח֡וּ
velakkhu
“and shall take”
- Transliteration
- ve-laK-KHU
- Extended
- veh-lahk-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəlaqˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ve-laK-KHU
- clause
ve-laK-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU eg-LAT ba-KAR a-SHER lo-u-ba-D BAH a-SHER lo-mash-KHA be-OL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-IR hak-ke-ro-VA el-he-kha-LAL ve-laK-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU eg-LAT ba-KAR a-SHER lo-u-ba-D BAH a-SHER lo-mash-KHA be-OL
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive verb velaqechu {וְלָֽקְח֡וּ | wə-lā-qa-ḥû} ‘and they shall take’ introduces the action by ziknei ha‘ir hahi {זִקְנֵי הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֜וא | zīq-nê hā-ʿîr ha-hîʾ}, emphasizing collective responsibility.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥ
“to take, seize, receive”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:3
And it shall be that the city nearest to the slain shall have the elders of that city take a heifer of cattle which has not been worked , which has not been yoked .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 21:3, so the Hebrew word וְלָֽקְח֡וּ (velakkhu) 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.21.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.3.W5.S1) and character.