Ezekiel 17:13:1Ezek.17.13.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּח֙
vayikkakh
“and he took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAKH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA va-yikh-ROT i-TO be-RIT
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA va-yikh-ROT i-TO be-RIT va-ya-VE o-TO be-a-LA ve-et-E-LE ha-A-rets la-KAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayikkakh {וַיִּקַּח֙ | wayyiqqaḥ} ‘and he took,’ a vav-consecutive Qal wayyiqtol verb indicating sequential narrative action.
In context — Ezekiel 17:13
And he took from the royal seed and made a covenant with him; he brought him under an oath and also took the mighty ones of the land.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:13, 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 Ezek.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.13.W1.S1) and character.