2 Kings 15:7:122 Kgs.15.7.W12TAB
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
takhtav
“in his place or instead of him”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAV
- Extended
- tahkh-TAAV
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his place or instead of 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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Word in context
- word
takh-TAV
- clause
va-yim-LOKH yo-TAM be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-zar-ya im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH yo-TAM be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | ṯaḥtāyw} marks replacement in office. The English rendition preserves the Hebrew verb order and formal texture to maintain narrative immediacy.
Root and etymology
t-kh-ttav–chet–tav
“under, instead of”
In context — 2 Kings 15:7
And Azariah lay down with his fathers , and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David . Then Jotham his son became king in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:7, 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.15.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.7.W12.S1) and character.