2 Kings 18:21:32 Kgs.18.21.W3TAB
בָטַ֣חְתָּ
vatakhta
“you trusted”
- Transliteration
- va-takh-TA
- Extended
- vaa-tahkh-TAA
- IPA
- /vaːˈtˤaħ.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you trusted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| 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' |
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Word in context
- word
va-takh-TA
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA
- clause
a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA
- sentence
a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV
Exegesis
The verb batachta {בָּטַחְתָּ | bāṭaḥtā} ‘you have trusted’ (Qal perfect second person masculine singular) addresses the audience directly.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, rely on”
In context — 2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of this broken reed; on Egypt, which, if a man leans upon it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word בָטַ֣חְתָּ (vatakhta) 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.18.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.21.W3.S1) and character.