1 Kings 14:27:41 Kgs.14.27.W4TAB
תַּחְתָּ֔ם
takhtam
“in their place”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAM
- Extended
- tahkh-TAAM
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-TAM
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-TAM ma-gin-NE ne-KHO-shet
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-TAM ma-gin-NE ne-KHO-shet ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The locative taḥtām {תַּחְתָּ֔ם | taḥtām} ‘in their place’ specifies substitution.
Root and etymology
Roottav–ḥet–tav
“under, instead of”
In context — 1 Kings 14:27
And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and appointed them under the authority of the officers of the runners, the guards at the entrance of the king’s house .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 14:27, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתָּ֔ם (takhtam) 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 1 Kgs.14.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.27.W4.S1) and character.