Leviticus 14:49:1Lev.14.49.W1TAB
וְלָקַ֛ח
velakakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-KAKH
- Extended
- veh-lah-KAKH
- IPA
- /və.la.ˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-la-KAKH
- clause
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM ve-ETS E-rez oo-she-NEE to-LAH-at ve-e-ZOV
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive verb ve-laqach {וְלָקַח | wə-lā-qā-ḥ} ‘and he shall take’ sequences this directive in the ritual legislation.
In context — Leviticus 14:49
He shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn , and hyssop to purify the house.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:49, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַ֛ח (velakakh) 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.14.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.49.W1.S1) and character.