Genesis 18:8:1Gen.18.8.W1TAB

וַיִּקַּ֨ח

vayikkakh

{And} he took

Transliteration
va-yik-KAKH
Extended
vah-yik-KAAKH
IPA
/waj.jiq.ˈqaːħ/

Meaning by language

English
{And} he took

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּק + קַּ֨ח
va + yik + kakh
vayikkakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yik-KAKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-KAKH khem-AH

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH khem-AH ve-kha-LAV u-ven-ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-SA va-yit-TEN lif-nei-HEM

  4. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH khem-AH ve-kha-LAV u-ven-ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-SA va-yit-TEN lif-nei-HEM ve-hu-o-MED a-lei-HEM TA-khat ha-ETS va-yo-khe-LU

Exegesis

It opens with vayiqach {וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way-yiq-qaḥ} 'and he took', presenting successive actions.

In contextGenesis 18:8

And he took curds and milk , and the calf that he had prepared, and he placed it before them; and he stood over them under the tree, and they ate.

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֨ח (vayikkakh) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.8.W1.S1) and character.