Exodus 18:2:1Exod.18.2.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֗ח
vayikkakh
“{And He} took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAAKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiq.ˈqaħ/
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 yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHEH et-tsip-po-RA E-shet mo-SHEH
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHEH et-tsip-po-RA E-shet mo-SHEH a-KHAR shi-lu-KHE-ha
Exegesis
The clause opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayyiqqach {וַיִּקַּח | way-yiq-qaḥ} ‘and he took,’ introducing a new action in the narrative.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qoph–heth
“to take, seize”
In context — Exodus 18:2
And Jethro , Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after she had been sent away .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:2, 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.2.W1.S1) and character.