תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   ta-KHTAV

   in his place or instead of him
2. clause🔊 וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV

   and he reigned in his place or instead of him
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV

   and he conspired against him Shallum son of Jabesh and he struck him at Kaval-am and he put him to death and he reigned in his place or instead of him

Exegesis

The Hif‘il vayyemitehu {וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ | wayyǝmîṯêhû} “and he put him to death” indicates deliberate execution, and the narrative closes with the Qal vayyimloke {וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ | wayyimlōḵ} “and he reigned” plus the locative clause tahtav {תַּחְתָּֽיו | taḥtāyw} “in his place,” marking the transfer of royal authority. English coordination preserves the rapid, successive nature of the Hebrew narrative.

Root and etymology

t-kh-t🔊 ת־ח־תtav–chet–tav

“under, instead of”

• 🔊 תִּחַתtiḥatunderneathExodus 17:12