Ezekiel 17:5:6Ezek.17.5.W6TAB
קָ֚ח
kakh
“he took”
- Transliteration
- KAKH
- Extended
- KAAKH
- IPA
- /ˈqaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he took
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
KAKH
- clause
KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
- 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 perfect verb qāḥ {קָ֚ח | qāḥ} ‘he took’ echoes the initial action for emphasis.
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 17:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 17:5, so the Hebrew word קָ֚ח (kakh) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.5.W6.S1) and character.