1 Kings 19:16:131 Kgs.19.16.W13TAB
תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
takhtekha
“in your place”
- Transliteration
- ta-KHTE-kha
- Extended
- tah-KHTEH-khaa
- IPA
- /taħˈtɛːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ta-KHTE-kha
- clause
ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
- sentence
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
Exegesis
A parallel clause with ve’et {וְאֵת־ | wə-ʾēṯ} introduces Elisha ben-Shaphat (me-Avel {מֵאָבֵל | mē-ʾā-ḇēl} Meholah {מְחוֹלָה | mə-ḥō-lāh}) under the same verb timshach, with office defined by le-navi {לְנָבִיא | lə-nā-ḇî} “as prophet” and the succession idiom takhtekha {תַּחְתֶּיךָ | taḥ-tê-ḵā} “in your place.” The balanced parallelism underscores the symmetry of royal and prophetic appointment and Elijah’s delegated authority.
Root and etymology
t-ḥ-t
“under, in place of”
In context — 1 Kings 19:16
And you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 19:16, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ (takhtekha) 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.19.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.16.W13.S1) and character.