Genesis 14:11:1Gen.14.11.W1TAB
וַ֠יִּקְחוּ
vayikkhu
“{And} they took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yik-KHOO
- IPA
- /waj.jiq.ˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KHU
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-kol-re-KHUSH se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ve-et-kol-okh-LAM va-ye-le-KHU
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayikchu {וַיִּקְחוּ | way-yiq-ḥû} ‘and they took’, a wayyiqtol verbal form that continues the past narrative sequence, presenting a fresh event in the ongoing campaign.
In context — Genesis 14:11
And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food , and they departed.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:11, so the Hebrew word וַ֠יִּקְחוּ (vayikkhu) 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 Gen.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.11.W1.S1) and character.