1 Samuel 18:26:101 Sam.18.26.W10TAB
לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן
lehitkhatten
“to become related by marriage”
- Transliteration
- le-hit-khat-TEN
- Extended
- leh-hihth-khahth-TEHN
- IPA
- /ləhit.ħatˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become related by marriage
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hit-khat-TEN
- clause
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh ve-LO mal-E-u ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-hitchaten {לְהִתְחַתֵּן | lə-hittattên} ‘to marry’ with ba-melech {בַּמֶּלֶךְ | bāmméleḵ} ‘to the king’ implies the king’s daughter as the intended bride.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-nh t n
“to marry, become son-in-law”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:26
And his servants told David these things, and the matter was pleasing in David’s eyes to marry the king’s daughter, but the days were not fulfilled .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן (lehitkhatten) 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.18.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.26.W10.S1) and character.