Genesis 15:9:3Gen.15.9.W3TAB
קְחָ֥ה
kekha
“take”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHA
- Extended
- keh-KHAA
- IPA
- /qə.ˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHA LI
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV ke-KHA LI eg-LA me-shu-LE-shet ve-EZ me-shu-LE-shet ve-A-yil me-shu-LASH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV ke-KHA LI eg-LA me-shu-LE-shet ve-EZ me-shu-LE-shet ve-A-yil me-shu-LASH ve-TOR ve-go-ZAL
Exegesis
The imperative kecha {קְחָה | qə-ḥāh} “take” combined with the object marker li {לִי | lī} “for Me” introduces a covenantal offering.
In context — Genesis 15:9
And He said to him, “Take for Me a heifer three years old, and a female goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 15:9, so the Hebrew word קְחָ֥ה (kekha) 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.9.W3.S1) and character.