Numbers 20:9:1Num.20.9.W1TAB
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
vayikakh
“And he took”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- And he took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
va-yi-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH et-ha-ma-TEH mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH et-ha-ma-TEH mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER tsi-va-HU
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyiqqah {וַיִּקַּ֥ח | way·yiq·qāḥ} ‘and he took,’ which propels the storyline forward.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-qof-chet
“to take”
In context — Numbers 20:9
And Moses took the staff from before the LORD , just as He had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayikakh) 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.9.W1.S1) and character.