Numbers 23:14:1Num.23.14.W1TAB
וַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙
vayikkakhehu
“And he took him”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-ka-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yik-kah-KHEH-hu
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqqaˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And he took him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu
- clause
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu se-DEH tso-FIM el-ROSH ha-pis-GAH
- sentence
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu se-DEH tso-FIM el-ROSH ha-pis-GAH va-yi-VEN shiv-AH miz-be-KHOT va-ya-AL PAR va-a-YIL ba-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayyiqqahehu {וַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙ | wăyyiqqāhêhû} “and he took him,” employing the vav-consecutive to advance the storyline.
In context — Numbers 23:14
So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:14, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקָּחֵ֙הוּ֙ (vayikkakhehu) 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.23.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.14.W1.S1) and character.