Leviticus 21:7:5Lev.21.7.W5TAB
יִקָּ֔חוּ
yikakhu
“marry”
- Transliteration
- yi-KA-KHU
- Extended
- yee-KAA-KHOO
- IPA
- /jiq.ˈqaː.ħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- marry
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-KA-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
LO yi-KA-KHU
- clause
ih-SHAH zo-NAH va-kha-la-LAH LO yi-KA-KHU ve-ih-SHAH ge-ru-SHAH meh-ih-SHAH LO yi-KA-KHU
- sentence
ih-SHAH zo-NAH va-kha-la-LAH LO yi-KA-KHU ve-ih-SHAH ge-ru-SHAH meh-ih-SHAH LO yi-KA-KHU KEE-kah-DOSH HU leh-eh-lo-HAAV
Exegesis
The verse employs the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ with the Qal imperfect yik-kā-ḥû {יִקָּחוּ | yik-kā-ḥû} ‘they will take’ to form a prohibitive jussive.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-kaf-chet
“to take, to accept”
In context — Leviticus 21:7
They must not take a wife who is a prostitute or a profaned woman; nor shall they take a divorced woman from her husband, because he is holy to his God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 21:7, so the Hebrew word יִקָּ֔חוּ (yikakhu) 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.7.W5.S1) and character.