2 Samuel 15:22:102 Sam.15.22.W10TAB
וְכָל־הַטַּ֖ף
vekholhataf
“and all the little ones”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-ha-TAF
- Extended
- veh-khol-hah-TAF
- IPA
- /wəkɔl.hatˈtˤaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the little ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-khol-ha-TAF
- clause
va-ya-a-VOR it-TAI ha-git-TI ve-khol-a-na-SHAIV ve-khol-ha-TAF a-SHER i-TO
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-it-TAI LEKH va-a-VOR va-ya-a-VOR it-TAI ha-git-TI ve-khol-a-na-SHAIV ve-khol-ha-TAF a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The gentilic haggittî {הַגִּתִּי | haggittî} ‘Gittite’ identifies Ittai’s origin, and the paired constructions ve-khol anashav {וְכָל־אֲנָשָׁיו | wəḵōl ʾănāšāw} ‘and all his men’ and ve-khol hattap {וְכָל־הַטַּף | wəḵōl haṭṭāp̱} ‘and all the little ones’ emphasize totality.
Root and etymology
ṭ-p-pṭet–pe–pe
“dependents, little ones”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:22
And David said to Ittai, “Go on and cross over.” So Ittai the Gittite crossed over with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 15:22, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הַטַּ֖ף (vekholhataf) 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 Sam.15.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.22.W10.S1) and character.