Leviticus 14:42:9Lev.14.42.W9TAB
יִקַּ֖ח
yikkakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- yik-KAKH
- Extended
- yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /jikˈkaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
yik-KAKH
- clause
ve-a-FAR a-KHER yik-KAKH ve-TAKH et-ha-BA-yit
- sentence
ve-lak-KHU a-va-NIM a-khe-ROT ve-he-VI-u el-TA-khat ha-a-va-NIM ve-a-FAR a-KHER yik-KAKH ve-TAKH et-ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The narrative shifts from communal action (velakhu…vehivi’u) to individual responsibility with yikkakh {יִקַּח | yiq-qā-ḥ} ‘he shall take’ and vetakh {וְטָח | wə-ṭā-ḥ} ‘and he shall plaster.’
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed-qof-het
“to take”
In context — Leviticus 14:42
And they shall take other stones and bring them to replace the stones, and he shall take other plaster and plaster the house .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:42:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 14:42, so the Hebrew word יִקַּ֖ח (yikkakh) 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 Lev.14.42.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.42.W9.S1) and character.