Judges 18:24:4Judg.18.24.W4TAB
לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם
lekakhtem
“you took”
- Transliteration
- le-kakh-TEM
- Extended
- leh-kahkh-TEM
- IPA
- /ləqaħˈtːɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-kakh-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD u-ma-ZE to-me-RU e-LAI ma-LAKH
Exegesis
The sequence of perfect and imperfect verbs—le-kachtem {לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם | ləqaḥtēm} and va-tei-lekhu {וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ | wayyēləkhū}—structures the actions as a completed removal followed by departure.
Root and etymology
RootLamed–Qof–Ḥet
“to take, seize”
In context — Judges 18:24
He said, “You carried off the gods I made, and also the priest , and you left. What is left for me? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 18:24, so the Hebrew word לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם (lekakhtem) 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.18.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.24.W4.S1) and character.