Ezekiel 23:26:3Ezek.23.26.W3TAB
וְלָקְח֖וּ
velakhu
“and they will take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KHU
- Extended
- veh-laa-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəlaːˈqħuː/
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-la-KHU ke-LE tif-e-AR-tek
- sentence
ve-hif-SHI-tu-kh et-be-ga-DA-yikh ve-la-KHU ke-LE tif-e-AR-tek
Exegesis
The narrative continues with the coordinated vav and verb velakchu {וְלָקְח֖וּ | wə-lāq-ḥû} ‘and they will take,’ a Qal perfect indicating decisive action.
In context — Ezekiel 23:26
And they will strip you of your clothes and take away the articles of your adornment .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 23:26, 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.23.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.26.W3.S1) and character.