1 Samuel 22:14:91 Sam.22.14.W9TAB
וַחֲתַ֥ן
vakhatan
“and son-in-law”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-TAN
- Extended
- vah-khah-TAHN
- IPA
- /vaħăˈtan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and son-in-law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-kha-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh
- clause
u-MI ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha ke-da-VID ne-e-MAN va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh ve-SAR el-mish-MA-te-kha ve-nikh-BAD be-VE-te-kha
- sentence
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh et-ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mar u-MI ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha ke-da-VID ne-e-MAN va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh ve-SAR el-mish-MA-te-kha ve-nikh-BAD be-VE-te-kha
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-n
“to be related by marriage”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:14
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is like David , the king’s son-in-law, captain over your bodyguard , and honored in your house?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word וַחֲתַ֥ן (vakhatan) 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.22.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.14.W9.S1) and character.