Genesis 18:5:1Gen.18.5.W1TAB
וְאֶקְחָ֨ה
veekkha
“I will bring”
- Transliteration
- ve-ek-KHA
- Extended
- veh-ehk-KHAA
- IPA
- /wə.ʔɛq.ˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will bring
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ve-ek-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem
- clause
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM va-yo-me-RU KEN ta-a-SE ka-a-SHER dib-bar-TA
Exegesis
The verse begins with an invitation ve'ekchah {וְאֶקְחָה | wə-ʾeq-ḥāh} “and let me take,” using a diplomatic request formula to offer hospitality.
In context — Genesis 18:5
Let me bring a morsel of bread and refresh your hearts ; afterward you may pass on, for this reason you have passed by your servant. And they said, “So do, as you have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֶקְחָ֨ה (veekkha) 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.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.5.W1.S1) and character.