Ezekiel 23:10:6Ezek.23.10.W6TAB
לָקָ֔חוּ
lakhu
“they took”
- Transliteration
- la-KHU
- Extended
- laa-KHOO
- IPA
- /laːˈqħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they took
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-KHU
- clause
HE-ma gi-LU e-re-va-TAH ba-NE-ha u-ve-no-TE-ha la-KHU ve-o-TAH ba-KHE-rev ha-ra-GU
- sentence
HE-ma gi-LU e-re-va-TAH ba-NE-ha u-ve-no-TE-ha la-KHU ve-o-TAH ba-KHE-rev ha-ra-GU va-te-HI-SHEM la-na-SHIM u-she-fu-TIM a-SU VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with hemmah {הֵמָּה | hēmmāh} indicating the agents in the third person plural, followed by the Piel verb gillu {גִּלּ֣וּ | gillû} and the Qal perfect laqakhu {לָקָ֔חוּ | lāqāḥû} to depict completed punitive actions.
In context — Ezekiel 23:10
They uncovered her nakedness, they took her sons and daughters, and they killed her with the sword; she became a name among women, and judgments were carried out against her.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 23:10, so the Hebrew word לָקָ֔חוּ (lakhu) 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.23.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.10.W6.S1) and character.