Exodus 13:19:1Exod.13.19.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
vayikkakh
“{And He} took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} took
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE et-ats-MOT yo-SEF im-MO
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE et-ats-MOT yo-SEF im-MO KI hash-BE-a hish-BI-a et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR pa-KOD yif-KOD e-lo-HIM et-KHEM ve-ha-a-li-TEM et-ats-mo-TAI miz-ZE it-KHEM
Exegesis
The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive prefix vayyikach {וַיִּקַּ֥ח | wayyiqqāḥ} linking Moses’s action to preceding events.
In context — Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had exacted an oath from the sons of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:19, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayikkakh) 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 Exod.13.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.19.W1.S1) and character.