Genesis 19:15:9Gen.19.15.W9TAB
קַ֨ח
kakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- KAKH
- Extended
- KAHKH
- IPA
- /ˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA
- clause
KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
- sentence
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
Exegesis
Inside the speech, the imperatives qûm {קוּם | qûm} + qaḥ {קַח | qaḥ} heighten immediacy.
Root and etymology
ל־ק־ח
“to take, seize”
In context — Genesis 19:15
As the dawn was rising, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are found here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:15, so the Hebrew word קַ֨ח (kakh) 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.19.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.15.W9.S1) and character.