Exodus 14:6:4Exod.14.6.W4TAB
לָקַ֥ח
lakakh
“he took”
- Transliteration
- la-KAKH
- Extended
- lah-KAHKH
- IPA
- /laː.ˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
la-KAKH im-MO
- clause
ve-et-am-MO la-KAKH im-MO
- sentence
va-ye-e-SOR et-rikh-BO ve-et-am-MO la-KAKH im-MO
Exegesis
The perfect verb laqach {לָקַ֥ח | lāqaḥ} ‘he took’ shifts to completed action, and the prepositional phrase immo {עִמּֽוֹ | ʿimmô} ‘with him’ highlights the collective movement. The tight coordination of two clauses under vav-consecutive produces rapid narrative momentum, emphasizing Pharaoh’s immediate mobilization.
Root and etymology
ל־ק־ח
“to take, seize”
In context — Exodus 14:6
So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot , and he took his people with him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 14:6, so the Hebrew word לָקַ֥ח (lakakh) 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.14.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.6.W4.S1) and character.