Numbers 16:6:3Num.16.6.W3TAB
קְח֤וּ־לָכֶם
kekhulakhem
“take for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHU-la-KHEM
- Extended
- keh-KHOO-lah-KHEM
- IPA
- /qəˈxuː.laˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- take for yourselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KHU-la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ZOT a-SU ke-KHU-la-KHEM makh-TO-t
- sentence
ZOT a-SU ke-KHU-la-KHEM makh-TO-t KO-rakh ve-KHOL-a-da-TO
Exegesis
The Hebrew opens with the demonstrative zot {זֹאת | zōṯ} ‘this’, fronting focus before the successive imperatives asu {עֲשׂוּ | ăśû} ‘do’ and kechu {קְחוּ | qəḥû} ‘take’, forming a linked command.
The prepositional phrase la-khem {לָכֶם | lāḵem} ‘for yourselves’ marks the beneficiaries.
In context — Numbers 16:6
Do this : take censers for yourselves, Korah and all his assembly .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 16:6, so the Hebrew word קְח֤וּ־לָכֶם (kekhulakhem) 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.16.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.6.W3.S1) and character.