1 Samuel 18:22:151 Sam.18.22.W15TAB
הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן
hitkhaten
“become a son-in-law”
- Transliteration
- hit-kha-TEN
- Extended
- hit-khah-TEEN
- IPA
- /hit.ħatˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- become a son-in-law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hit-kha-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The reflexive Hitpael imperative hitchaten {הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן | hiṯ-ḥat-tēn} ‘become son-in-law’ commands David into a marital-political alliance.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-nchet–tav–nun
“to marry, take as a son-in-law”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:22
And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן (hitkhaten) 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 Sam.18.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W15.S1) and character.