2 Kings 21:24:112 Kgs.21.24.W11TAB
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
takhtav
“in his place”
- Transliteration
- takh-TAV
- Extended
- tahkh-TAAV
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his place
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-yam-LI-khu AM-ha-A-rets et-yo-shi-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-YAKH AM-ha-A-rets ET KAL-ha-ko-SHIM AL-ha-ME-lekh a-MON va-yam-LI-khu AM-ha-A-rets et-yo-shi-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase beno taḥ-tā́v {בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו | bə-nô ṭaḥ-tā́v} ‘his son in his place’ confirms dynastic succession. The VSO order with vav consecutives and repeated subject underscores communal enactment of both judgment and inauguration.
Root and etymology
ת-ח-ת
“under, instead of”
In context — 2 Kings 21:24
But the people of the land struck down all the conspirators against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 21:24, 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.21.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.24.W11.S1) and character.