Deuteronomy 22:7:5Deut.22.7.W5TAB
תִּקַּ֣ח־לָ֑ךְ
tikakhlach
“you may take for yourself”
- Transliteration
- ti-KAKH-lach
- Extended
- tee-KAHKH-lakh
- IPA
- /tikˈkaħ.laːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- you may take for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ti-KAKH-lach
- clause
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh et-ha-EM ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM ti-KAKH-lach
- sentence
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh et-ha-EM ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM ti-KAKH-lach le-MA-an yi-TAV lakh ve-ha-a-rakh-TA ya-MIM
Exegesis
The imperfect tikach {תִּֽקַּֽח־ | tiqqaḥ} with suffix –lakh indicates personal benefit, followed by the purpose clause lema’an {לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lema’an} introducing the result yitav {יִ֣יטַב | yitav}.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:7
You shall certainly release the mother , but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may go well with you, and you will prolong your days .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:7, so the Hebrew word תִּקַּ֣ח־לָ֑ךְ (tikakhlach) 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.22.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.7.W5.S1) and character.