Exodus 18:12:1Exod.18.12.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֞ח
vayikkakh
“{And He} took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHE oh-LA oo-ze-va-KHIM leh-eh-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHE oh-LA oo-ze-va-KHIM leh-eh-lo-HIM va-ya-VO a-ha-RON ve-KHOL zik-NEI yis-ra-EL le-eh-khol-LE-khem im-kho-TEN mo-SHE lif-NEI ha-eh-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the wayyiqtol form vayikach {וַיִּקַּ֞ח | wayyiqqaḥ} ‘and he took’, introducing Jethro as the active subject.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qoph–heth
“to take, seize”
In context — Exodus 18:12
And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took a burnt offering and sacrifices to God , and Aaron came along with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֞ח (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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.12.W1.S1) and character.