Ezekiel 17:5:1Ezek.17.5.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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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH miz-ZE-ra ha-A-rets va-yit-ne-HU bish-de-ZA-ra
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH miz-ZE-ra ha-A-rets va-yit-ne-HU bish-de-ZA-ra KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a series of vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with vayyiqqach {וַיִּקַּח֙ | wayyiqqaḥ} ‘and he took,’ which establishes sequential action.
In context — Ezekiel 17:5
And he took seed from the land and planted it in a field ; he set it by abundant waters and made it grow as a willow.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:5, 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.5.W1.S1) and character.