Leviticus 20:21:3Lev.20.21.W3TAB
יִקַּ֛ח
yikkakh
“takes”
- Transliteration
- yik-KAKH
- Extended
- yik-KAHKH
- IPA
- /jikˈkaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- takes
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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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Word in context
- word
yik-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yik-KAKH
- clause
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE
- sentence
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
Exegesis
The verb yikkakh {יִקַּ֛ח | yiqqāḥ} in the Qal imperfect presents a generic action “takes,” with et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marking the direct object phrase eshet achiv {אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו | ʾēšet ʾaḥîw} “his brother’s wife.”
In context — Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity ; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness . They will be childless.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word יִקַּ֛ח (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.20.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W3.S1) and character.