Leviticus 24:2:4Lev.24.2.W4TAB
וְיִקְח֨וּ
veyikkhu
“take”
- Transliteration
- ve-yik-KHU
- Extended
- veh-yik-KHOO
- IPA
- /vəjiqˈxuː/
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-yik-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yik-KHU eh-LE-kha
- clause
TSAV ET-be-NEE yis-ra-EL ve-yik-KHU eh-LE-kha SHE-men ZA-yit ZAKH ka-TIT la-ma-OR
- sentence
TSAV ET-be-NEE yis-ra-EL ve-yik-KHU eh-LE-kha SHE-men ZA-yit ZAKH ka-TIT la-ma-OR le-ha-a-LOT NER ta-MEED
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive + imperfect ve-yikchu {וְיִקְחוּ | wə-yik-ḥû} functions as a sequential directive (“let them take”).
In context — Leviticus 24:2
Command the sons of Israel to bring you pure olive oil that has been beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 24:2, so the Hebrew word וְיִקְח֨וּ (veyikkhu) 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.24.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.2.W4.S1) and character.