Ezekiel 16:39:11Ezek.16.39.W11TAB
וְלָקְח֖וּ
velakhu
“and they will take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KHU
- Extended
- veh-laa-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəlɑːˈqħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-KHU
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti o-TAKH be-ya-DAM ve-har-SU ga-BEKH ve-nit-TSE-tsu ra-mo-TA-yikh ve-hif-SHI-tu o-TAKH be-ga-DA-yikh ve-la-KHU ke-LE tif-a-RET-tekh
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti o-TAKH be-ya-DAM ve-har-SU ga-BEKH ve-nit-TSE-tsu ra-mo-TA-yikh ve-hif-SHI-tu o-TAKH be-ga-DA-yikh ve-la-KHU ke-LE tif-a-RET-tekh ve-hin-NI-khu-kh e-ROM ve-er-YA
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qof–chet
“to take”
In context — Ezekiel 16:39
And I will give you into their hand, and they will tear down your mound and break down your high places. They will strip you of your garments and take your vessels , leaving you naked and bare.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 16:39, so the Hebrew word וְלָקְח֖וּ (velakhu) 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 Ezek.16.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.39.W11.S1) and character.