תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   takh-TAIV

   in his place
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-yim-LOKH takh-TAIV

   and he reigned in his place
3. clause🔊 וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH takh-TAIV

   and he put him to death and he reigned in his place
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־גָּדִ֜י מִתִּרְצָ֗ה וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וַיַּ֛ךְ אֶת־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־יָבֵ֖ישׁ בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di mit-tir-TSA va-ya-BO shom-re-RON va-YAKH et-shal-LUM ben-ya-VESH be-shom-re-RON va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH takh-TAIV

   and he went up Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah and he came Samaria and he struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and he put him to death and he reigned in his place

Exegesis

The phrase taḥtāyw {תַּחְתָּיו | taḥtāyw} ‘in his place’ marks immediate royal succession.

Root and etymology

t-ḥ-t🔊 ת־ח־תt-ḥ-t

“under, instead of”

• 🔊 תַּחְתֵּינוּtaḥtênubeneath usDeuteronomy 28:43