Leviticus 16:14:1Lev.16.14.W1TAB
וְלָקַח֙
vehlahkakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- veh-lah-KAKH
- Extended
- veh-lah-KAKH
- IPA
- /wəlaˈqaħ/
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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Word in context
- word
veh-lah-KAKH
- clause
veh-lah-KAKH mihd-DAHM hah-PAAR veh-hiz-ZAA veh-ets-bah-OH ahl-peh-NEI hah-kah-POH-ret KED-mah
- sentence
veh-lah-KAKH mihd-DAHM hah-PAAR veh-hiz-ZAA veh-ets-bah-OH ahl-peh-NEI hah-kah-POH-ret KED-mah veh-lif-NEI hah-kah-POH-ret yahz-ZEH sheh-vah-peh-ah-MEEM min-hah-DAAM beh-ets-bah-OH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav consecutive conjunction and the Qal perfect velaqach {וְלָקַח֙ | və-lā-qaḥ} ‘and he shall take,’ signaling sequence in the ritual narrative.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥl-q-ḥ
“to take”
In context — Leviticus 16:14
And he shall take from the blood of the bull and, with his finger , sprinkle it upon the face of the atonement cover , eastward; and before the atonement cover he shall sprinkle seven times from the blood with his finger.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַח֙ (vehlahkakh) 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.14.W1.S1) and character.