Genesis 7:2:4Gen.7.2.W4TAB
תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֛
tikkakhlekha
“take for yourself”
- Transliteration
- tik-kakh-le-KHA
- Extended
- tihk-kahkh-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /tiq.qaħ.lə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
tik-kakh-le-KHA
- clause
mik-KOL hab-be-he-MA hat-te-ho-RA tik-kakh-le-KHA shiv-A shiv-A ISH ve-ish-TO
- sentence
mik-KOL hab-be-he-MA hat-te-ho-RA tik-kakh-le-KHA shiv-A shiv-A ISH ve-ish-TO u-min-hab-be-he-MA a-SHER LO te-ho-RA HI she-NA-yim ISH ve-ish-TO
Exegesis
The imperative-like Qal imperfect tik-kakh-le-kha {תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ | tiqqāḥ-ləḵā} “you shall take for yourself” directs Noah’s responsibility, with the dative le-kha marking personal advantage.
In context — Genesis 7:2
From every clean animal you shall take for yourself seven pairs , a male and his mate; but from the animals that are not clean, take two, a male and his mate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 7:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 7:2, so the Hebrew word תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֛ (tikkakhlekha) 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.7.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.7.2.W4.S1) and character.