2 Chronicles 12:16:102 Chr.12.16.W10TAB
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
takhetav
“in place of him”
- Transliteration
- ta-khe-TAV
- Extended
- tah-kheh-TAAV
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in place of him
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ta-khe-TAV
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV re-kha-VAM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, the succession formula vayimlokh Abiyah veno takhtav {וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֲבִיָּה בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | wayyimloḵ ’Ăvîyāh benōw takẖtāw} 'and Abijah his son reigned in his place' underscores dynastic continuity through the phrase indicating succession.
Root and etymology
ṭet-ḥet-tavt-ḥ-t
“under; instead of”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son became king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 12:16, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (takhetav) 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 2 Chr.12.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.16.W10.S1) and character.