פַחַ֥ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 פַחַ֥ת

   fa-KHAT

   a governor or captain
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד

   pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD

   face of a governor or captain one
3. clause🔊 וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים

   ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM

   and how will you turn back or repel {direct object marker} face of a governor or captain one servants of my lord or my master the small ones or the least ones
4. sentence🔊 וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים וַתִּבְטַ֤ח לְךָ֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃

   ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM va-tiv-TAKH le-KHA al-MI-tsra-yim le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM

   and how will you turn back or repel {direct object marker} face of a governor or captain one servants of my lord or my master the small ones or the least ones and you trust for yourself or to you upon Egypt for chariotry or for chariots and for horsemen

Exegesis

The construct chain penei fakhat akhad avdei adoni ha-ketanin {פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים | pᵊnê pᵊḥaṯ ʾaḥad ʿăḇdê ʾădōnî haqqəṭannîm} ‘the face of one captain of my master’s least servants’ employs nested genitive constructs to underline insignificance and hierarchical distance.

Root and etymology

p–ḥ–t🔊 פ־ח־תpe–ḥet–tav

“governor”

• 🔊 פֶּחָהpeḥāhprovincial rulerEzra 5:3