Jeremiah 16:2:1Jer.16.2.W1TAB
לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח
lotikakh
“you shall not take”
- Transliteration
- lo-ti-KAKH
- Extended
- loh-tih-KAKH
- IPA
- /loː.tiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not take
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ti-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ti-KAKH le-KHA
- clause
lo-ti-KAKH le-KHA i-SHA
- sentence
lo-ti-KAKH le-KHA i-SHA ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA ba-NIM u-va-NOT ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ immediately preceding the imperfect verb tiqqach {תִּקַּח | tiqqaḥ} ‘you take’, forming a direct prohibition.
In context — Jeremiah 16:2
You shall not take for yourself a wife , and you shall not have sons or daughters in this place .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:2, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח (lotikakh) 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 Jer.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.2.W1.S1) and character.