Deuteronomy 22:13:1Deut.22.13.W1TAB
כִּי־יִקַּ֥ח
kiyikakh
“If takes”
- Transliteration
- ki-yi-KAKH
- Extended
- kih-yee-KAHKH
- IPA
- /kiː.jiˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- If takes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-yi-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-yi-KAKH ISH i-SHAH
- sentence
ki-yi-KAKH ISH i-SHAH u-va-EL e-le-HAH u-sne-AH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a protasis, followed by the imperfect yiqqach {יִקַּח | yiqqāḥ} (‘he takes’) marking the hypothetical action.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qoph–chet
“take with force; acquire”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:13
When a man takes a wife and goes in to her, and hates her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 22:13, so the Hebrew word כִּי־יִקַּ֥ח (kiyikakh) 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.22.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.13.W1.S1) and character.