Leviticus 16:7:1Lev.16.7.W1TAB
וְלָקַ֖ח
vehlakakh
“take”
- Transliteration
- veh-LA-kakh
- Extended
- veh-LAA-kakh
- IPA
- /vəˈla.qaħ/
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
veh-LA-kakh
- clause
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM
- sentence
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The verse follows a vav-consecutive narrative sequence introduced by velakach {וְלָקַ֖ח | wə-lā-qaḥ} ‘and he shall take’, which then links to its definite object via et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥl-q-ḥ
“to take”
In context — Leviticus 16:7
Then he shall take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:7, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַ֖ח (vehlakakh) 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.7.W1.S1) and character.