Proverbs 17:23:4Prov.17.23.W4TAB
יִקָּ֑ח
yikkakh
“he takes”
- Transliteration
- yik-KAKH
- Extended
- yihk-KAAKH
- IPA
- /jiqˈqaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he takes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yik-KAKH
- clause
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH
- sentence
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH le-hat-TOT AR-khot mish-PAT
Exegesis
The fronted noun rasha {רָשָׁ֣ע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked’ places the moral agent in focus, and the Qal imperfect yikakh {יִקָּ֑ח | yiqqāḥ} ‘he takes’ indicates ongoing action.
In context — Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person takes a bribe from the bosom to twist the tracks of justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:23, so the Hebrew word יִקָּ֑ח (yikkakh) 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 Prov.17.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.23.W4.S1) and character.