2 Chronicles 18:21:92 Chr.18.21.W9TAB
תְּפַתֶּה֙
tefate
“you will entice”
- Transliteration
- te-fa-TE
- Extended
- teh-fah-TTEH
- IPA
- /təfatˈtɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will entice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-fa-TE
- clause
va-YO-mer te-fa-TE ve-gam-tu-KHAL TSE va-a-SE-KHEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-TSE ve-ha-YI-TI le-RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI kal-ne-vi-AI-v va-YO-mer te-fa-TE ve-gam-tu-KHAL TSE va-a-SE-KHEN
Exegesis
The imperfect tefateh {תְּפַתֶּה | təpattēh} ‘you shall entice’ conveys purpose, followed by vegamtukhal {וְגַם־תּוּכָ֔ל | wə-gam-tûḵāl} ‘and also you are able,’ which affirms capability, leading to the coordinated imperatives tze {צֵא | ṣēʼ} ‘go out’ and vaaseh-ken {וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵן | wa-ʿăśeh-kên} ‘do so’ combining permission and command.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tav–he
“to entice, deceive”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:21
And he said, “I will go out and become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets.” And the LORD said, “You shall entice, and you shall prevail. Go out and do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 18:21, so the Hebrew word תְּפַתֶּה֙ (tefate) 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.18.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.21.W9.S1) and character.