Genesis 6:2:8Gen.6.2.W8TAB
וַיִּקְח֤וּ
vayikkhu
“{And} they took”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yik-KHOO
- IPA
- /waj.jiq.ˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they took
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KHU la-HEM
- clause
va-yik-KHU la-HEM na-SHIM mi-KOL a-SHER ba-kha-RU
- sentence
va-yir-U ve-nei-ha-e-lo-HIM et-be-NOT ha-a-DAM KI to-VOT HEN-na va-yik-KHU la-HEM na-SHIM mi-KOL a-SHER ba-kha-RU
Exegesis
The consecutive wayyiqtol vayikhu {וַיִּקְחוּ | wayyiqḥû} ‘and they took’ signals the resultant action, and the reflexive lahem {לָהֶם | lā-hem} ‘for themselves’ underscores volitional self-interest.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qof–ḥet
“to take, seize”
In context — Genesis 6:2
Then the sons of God noticed that the daughters of mankind were beautiful , and they took for themselves wives from any whom they chose.
About this coordinate
Genesis 6:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 6:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְח֤וּ (vayikkhu) 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.6.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.2.W8.S1) and character.