Genesis 14:12:1Gen.14.12.W1TAB
וַיִּקְח֨וּ
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO
- clause
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu ve-HU yo-SHEV bis-DOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayikchu {וַיִּקְחוּ | way·yiq·ḥû} ‘and they took’, which foregrounds the action and continues the narrative chain of past events typical of Hebrew prose.
In context — Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot and his possessions , the son of Abram’s brother, and they went away, for he was dwelling in Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְח֨וּ (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.14.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.12.W1.S1) and character.