2 Kings 19:37:192 Kgs.19.37.W19TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-TAV
- clause
va-yim-LOKH E-sar-kha-DON be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI HU mish-ta-kha-VE BET nis-ROKH e-lo-HA-yv ve-ad-ram-ME-lekh ve-sar-E-tser va-NAV hi-KU-hu va-KHE-rev ve-HE-ma nim-le-TU E-rets a-ra-RAT va-yim-LOKH E-sar-kha-DON be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The account concludes with the regnal formula vayimlokh Esar-Chaddon beno takhtav {וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו | wayyimlôk ʾêsar-ḥaddōn bənô taḥtāv} ‘and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place,’ marking the transfer of power.
In context — 2 Kings 19:37
And it happened, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword , and they escaped to the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:37:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Kings 19:37, 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.19.37.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.37.W19.S1) and character.