Exodus 15:20:1Exod.15.20.W1TAB
וַתִּקַּח֩
vatikakh
“{And She} took”
- Transliteration
- va-ti-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-tih-KAHKH
- IPA
- /vat.tiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And She} took
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
va-ti-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH
- clause
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH
- sentence
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH va-te-TSE-na khal-ha-na-SHIM a-kha-RE-ha be-tu-PIM u-vi-me-kho-LOT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive vattiqach {וַתִּקַּח֩ | va-tiqqāḥ} indicating continuation of the Exodus song’s action.
In context — Exodus 15:20
Miriam the prophetess , the sister of Aaron, seized the timbrel in her hand; then all the women went out after her with timbrels and dances.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:20, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקַּח֩ (vatikakh) 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.15.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.20.W1.S1) and character.