Proverbs 24:32:6Prov.24.32.W6TAB
לָקַ֥חְתִּי
lakhakhti
“I took”
- Transliteration
- la-KHAKH-ti
- Extended
- laa-KHAHKH-tih
- IPA
- /laːˈqaħ.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I took
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
la-KHAKH-ti
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHAKH-ti mu-SAR
- clause
ra-I-TI la-KHAKH-ti mu-SAR
- sentence
va-e-KHE-ze a-no-KHI a-SHIT li-BI ra-I-TI la-KHAKH-ti mu-SAR
Exegesis
This is followed by the perfect verb raʾiti {רָאִיתִי | rā·ʾî·ṯî} ‘I saw’, leading into laqachti mussar {לָקַחְתִּי מוּסָּר | lā·qaḥ·tî mū·sār}, where verb-object order emphasizes reception of discipline. The asyndetic listing of actions without conjunctions intensifies the reflective chain. English conveys this as a temporal progression of observation, consideration, and instruction, preserving the Hebrew’s introspective rhythm.
In context — Proverbs 24:32
And I looked and set my heart to it; I saw and received instruction .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 24:32, so the Hebrew word לָקַ֥חְתִּי (lakhakhti) 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.24.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.32.W6.S1) and character.