Proverbs 22:25:4Prov.22.25.W4TAB
וְלָקַחְתָּ֖
velakakhta
“and you will take”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-kakh-TA
- Extended
- veh-laa-KAHkh-TAA
- IPA
- /vəlaːqaħˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you will take
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-kakh-TA
- clause
ve-la-kakh-TA mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
pen-te-e-LAF ar-kho-TO or-kho-TAV ve-la-kakh-TA mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction vav plus Qal perfect in ve-lakachta {וְלָקַחְתָּ | wə-laqaḥ-tā} links the apodosis, conveying the consequence.
In context — Proverbs 22:25
Lest you learn his ways and take a snare for your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:25, so the Hebrew word וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ (velakakhta) 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.22.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.25.W4.S1) and character.