Hosea 14:2:1Hos.14.2.W1TABWLC Hosea 14:3
קְח֤וּ
kekhu
“take”
- Transliteration
- KE-khu
- Extended
- KEH-khoo
- IPA
- /qəˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-khu
- phraseyour reading level
KE-khu i-MA-khem
- clause
KE-khu i-MA-khem de-va-RIM ve-SHU-vu el-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KE-khu i-MA-khem de-va-RIM ve-SHU-vu el-Ye-ho-VAH im-RU e-LAV kol-ti-SA a-VON ve-KAKH-TOV u-ne-shal-MA fa-RIM se-fa-TE-nu
Exegesis
The verse is structured by a sequence of plural imperatives—kechu {קְחוּ | qə-ḥû} ‘take’, veshuvu {וְשׁוּבוּ | wə-šû-ḇû} ‘return’, and imru {אִמְר֣וּ | ʾim-rû} ‘say’—which guides the audience from gathering words to embodied repentance and then to direct address.
Root and etymology
ל־ק־ח
“to take, receive”
In context — Hosea 14:2
Take words with you and return to the LORD . Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity and accept what is good; and we will repay with bulls of our lips.”
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hosea 14:2, so the Hebrew word קְח֤וּ (kekhu) 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 Hos.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.2.W1.S1) and character.