Exodus 14:7:1Exod.14.7.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֗ח
vayikkakh
“{And} he took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihk-KAAKH
- IPA
- /waj.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH SHESH-me-OT RE-khev ba-KHUR ve-KHOL RE-khev mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH SHESH-me-OT RE-khev ba-KHUR ve-KHOL RE-khev mits-RA-yim ve-sha-li-SHIM al-KUL-lo
Exegesis
The clause begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayikkach {וַיִּקַּ֗ח | wayyiqqāḥ} “and he took,” signaling narrative continuation.
In context — Exodus 14:7
And he took six hundred choice chariots and all the chariots of Egypt , with officers over all of them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֗ח (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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.7.W1.S1) and character.