1 Samuel 18:27:151 Sam.18.27.W15TAB
לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן
lehitkhaten
“to become son-in-law”
- Transliteration
- le-hit-kha-TEN
- Extended
- leh-hihth-khah-TEEN
- IPA
- /ləhit.ħatˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become son-in-law
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-kha-TEN
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh va-yit-TEN-LO sha-UL et-mi-KHAL bit-TO le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The infinitive Hiphil ləhiṯḥatten {לְהִתְחַתֵּן | ləhiṯḥatten} introduces the purpose clause of marrying into the royal house, and the final vav-consecutive perfect wayyitten-lō {וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ | wayyitten-lō} ‘and he gave to him’ concludes the marriage transaction. The English translation preserves Hebrew parataxis while smoothing clause connections for readability.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-nh t n
“to marry, become son-in-law”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:27
And David rose up and went out with his men, struck down two hundred Philistine soldiers, and brought their foreskins to present in full to the king for the marriage. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 18:27, so the Hebrew word לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן (lehitkhaten) 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.18.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.27.W15.S1) and character.