Proverbs 7:20:2Prov.7.20.W2TAB
לָקַ֣ח
lakakh
“he took”
- Transliteration
- la-KAKH
- Extended
- laa-KAHKH
- IPA
- /laːˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KAKH
- clause
tse-ROR-ha-KE-sef la-KAKH be-YA-do
- sentence
tse-ROR-ha-KE-sef la-KAKH be-YA-do le-YOM ha-KE-se ya-VO BE-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with the compound direct object tseror-ha-kesef {צְֽרוֹר־הַ֭כֶּסֶף | ṣerôr-hakkeśep} “pouch of silver” preceding the verb laqach {לָקַ֣ח | lāqaḥ} in a VOS sequence that highlights acquisition.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qof–chet
“to take, acquire”
In context — Proverbs 7:20
He has taken a pouch of silver in his hand; on the appointed day , he will come to his house.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:20, so the Hebrew word לָקַ֣ח (lakakh) 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.7.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.20.W2.S1) and character.