Proverbs 4:10:3Prov.4.10.W3TAB
וְקַ֣ח
vekakh
“and take”
- Transliteration
- ve-KAKH
- Extended
- veh-KAHkh
- IPA
- /wəˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| 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
ve-KAKH
- clause
she-MA be-NI ve-KAKH a-ma-RAI
- sentence
she-MA be-NI ve-KAKH a-ma-RAI ve-yir-BU le-KHA she-NOT kha-YIM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction and Qal imperative veqach {וְקַח | wə-qāḥ} ‘and accept’ parallels shema, forming a paired exhortation.
In context — Proverbs 4:10
Listen, my son , and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:10, so the Hebrew word וְקַ֣ח (vekakh) 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.4.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.10.W3.S1) and character.