2 Chronicles 17:1:42 Chr.17.1.W4TAB
תַּחְתָּ֑יו
takhtaiv
“in his place”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAIV
- Extended
- tahkh-TAIV
- IPA
- /taħˈtɑːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his place
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-TAIV
- clause
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | ṯaḥtāv} ‘in his place’ is a standard idiom for royal accession.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:1
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתָּ֑יו (takhtaiv) 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.17.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.1.W4.S1) and character.