Genesis 21:14:4Gen.21.14.W4TAB
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לֶחֶם֩
vayikkakhlekhem
“He took bread”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAHKH-LEH-khem
- IPA
- /waj.jiq.ˈqaħ.ˈlɛ.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- He took bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim
- clause
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim va-yit-TEN el-ha-GAR SAM al-shikh-MAH ve-et-ha-YE-led va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker va-yik-KAKH-LE-khem ve-khe-MAT MA-yim va-yit-TEN el-ha-GAR SAM al-shikh-MAH ve-et-ha-YE-led va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha va-te-LEKH va-te-TA be-mid-BAR be-ER sha-VA
Exegesis
A chain of wayyiqtol verbs (vayikkach-lechem {וַיִּקַּח־לֶחֶם | way-yiq-qaḥ-lé-ḥem}, vayitten {וַיִּתֵּן | way-yit-tēn}, sam {שָׂם | śām}) outlines provisioning.
In context — Genesis 21:14
At dawn Abraham rose, took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He put the provisions on her shoulder, along with the boy , then sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Be’er Sheba.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:14, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לֶחֶם֩ (vayikkakhlekhem) 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.21.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.14.W4.S1) and character.