2 Kings 15:38:122 Kgs.15.38.W12TAB
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
takhtav
“in his place or under him”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAV
- Extended
- tahkh-TAAV
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his place or under 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 | 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-TAV
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV yo-TAM im-a-VO-tav va-yik-ka-VER im-a-VO-tav be-IR da-VID a-VIV va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, vayyimloḵ {וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | wayyiymloḵ} ‘and he reigned’ links to ʾaḥāz beno ṭaḥtāyw {אָחָז בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | ʾaḥāz bə-nô ṭaḥtāyw}, marking royal succession in his place.
Root and etymology
t-kh-ttav–chet–tav
“under, instead of”
In context — 2 Kings 15:38
And Jotham lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:38:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:38, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (takhtav) 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 Kgs.15.38.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.38.W12.S1) and character.