Numbers 16:17:1Num.16.17.W1TAB

וּקְח֣וּ

ukekhu

And take

Transliteration
u-ke-KHU
Extended
oo-keh-KHOO
IPA
/uːkəˈxuː/

Meaning by language

English
And take

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + קְ + ח֣וּ
u + ke + khu
ukekhu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ke-KHU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-ke-KHU ISH

  3. clause

    u-ke-KHU ISH makh-ta-TO u-ne-ta-TEM a-lei-HEM ke-TO-ret ve-hik-rav-TEM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ISH makh-ta-TO kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM makh-TOT ve-a-TA ve-a-ha-RON

  4. sentence

    u-ke-KHU ISH makh-ta-TO u-ne-ta-TEM a-lei-HEM ke-TO-ret ve-hik-rav-TEM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ISH makh-ta-TO kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM makh-TOT ve-a-TA ve-a-ha-RON ISH makh-ta-TO

Exegesis

The Hebrew syntax begins with the coordinating imperative clause ukekhu ish mahtato {וּקְח֣וּ אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֗וֹ | uqəḵû ʾîš maḥtāṯô}, combining a Qal imperative and a noun phrase to command each individual.

In contextNumbers 16:17

Each man shall take his censer, and you shall put incense upon them, and you shall bring them before the LORD ; each man his censer—250 censers in all. You and Aaron, each man his censer .

About this coordinate

Numbers 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:17, so the Hebrew word וּקְח֣וּ (ukekhu) 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 Num.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.17.W1.S1) and character.