Exodus 23:8:3Exod.23.8.W3TAB
תִקָּ֑ח
tikkakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- tik-KAKH
- Extended
- tih-KAAKH
- IPA
- /tiq.ˈqaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
tik-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
LO tik-KAKH
- clause
ve-SHO-khad LO tik-KAKH
- sentence
ve-SHO-khad LO tik-KAKH KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} combined with the qal imperfect tikach {תִקָּ֑ח | tiqqāḥ} ‘you shall take’ denotes a universal legal ban.
In context — Exodus 23:8
And you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and twists the words of the righteous.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:8, so the Hebrew word תִקָּ֑ח (tikkakh) 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.23.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.8.W3.S1) and character.