Genesis 14:21:7Gen.14.21.W7TAB
קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃
kakhlakh
“take for yourself”
- Transliteration
- kakh-LAKH
- Extended
- kahkh-LAAKH
- IPA
- /qaħ.ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- take for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kakh-LAKH
- clause
ten-LI ha-NE-fesh ve-ha-re-KHUSH kakh-LAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM ten-LI ha-NE-fesh ve-ha-re-KHUSH kakh-LAKH
Exegesis
Within the quoted speech, two imperatives structure a negotiation: ten {תֶּן | ten} ‘give’ and kakh {קַח | qaḥ} ‘take’.
In context — Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people , and take the possessions for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:21, so the Hebrew word קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃ (kakhlakh) 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.14.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.21.W7.S1) and character.