Exodus 24:7:1Exod.24.7.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּח֙
vayikkakh
“{And} he took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAAKH
- IPA
- /waj.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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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH SE-fer ha-be-REET va-yik-RA be-oz-NEI ha-AM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH SE-fer ha-be-REET va-yik-RA be-oz-NEI ha-AM va-yom-RU KOL ah-sher-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH ve-nish-MA
Exegesis
The narrative sequence opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayyiqqakh {וַיִּקַּח֙ | wayyikkāḥ} ‘and he took’, immediately followed by vayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyikkārā} ‘and he read’, marking Moses’s public proclamation.
In context — Exodus 24:7
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read from it so the people could hear. And they said, “All that the LORD has spoken , we will do and we will obey.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 24:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 24:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּח֙ (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.24.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.24.7.W1.S1) and character.