Judges 14:2:12Judg.14.2.W12TAB
קְחוּ־אוֹתָ֥הּ
kekhuota
“take her”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHU-o-TA
- Extended
- keh-KHOO-oh-TAH
- IPA
- /qəˈħuː.ʔoːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- take her
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHU-o-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHU-o-TA LI
- clause
ve-a-TA ke-KHU-o-TA LI le-i-SHA
- sentence
va-YA-al va-yag-GED le-a-VIV u-le-i-MO va-yo-MER i-SHA ra-I-ti be-tim-NA-ta mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM ve-a-TA ke-KHU-o-TA LI le-i-SHA
Exegesis
Finally, the volitive clause ve-atah kechuotah li leishah {וְעַתָּה קְחוּ־אוֹתָ֥הּ לִּי לְאִשָּׁה | wə·ʿattāh qəhû·ʾōṯāh lî lə·’išāh} issues an imperative to the parents with a clear purpose “for me as a wife.” English rendering shifts from Hebrew VSO order to SVO and expands the construct chain to “from among” for natural readability.
In context — Judges 14:2
He went up and told his parents, and said, “I have seen a woman in Timnah from among the daughters of the Philistines; now take her for me as a wife .”
About this coordinate
Judges 14:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 14:2, so the Hebrew word קְחוּ־אוֹתָ֥הּ (kekhuota) 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 Judg.14.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.2.W12.S1) and character.