קח ולך

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Coined by Academy of the Hebrew Language as a translation for English takeout based on Genesis 12:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society: וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ קַח וָלֵךְ׃ (v'atá hiné 'isht'khá kákh valékh., Now, here is your wife; take her and begone!)

Noun

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קַח וָלֵךְ (kakh valékhm (no plural forms)

  1. (modern) takeout