2 Samuel 16:8:102 Sam.16.8.W10TAB
תַּחְתָּ֔יו
takhetaiv
“in his place or instead of him”
- Transliteration
- ta-KHE-taiv
- Extended
- tah-KHEH-taiv
- IPA
- /taħˈtaːw/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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Word in context
- word
ta-KHE-taiv
- phraseyour reading level
ta-KHA-to ta-KHE-taiv
- clause
he-SHIV a-LE-kha ye-ho-VAH KOL de-ME BET-sha-UL a-SHER ma-LAKH-ta ta-KHA-to ta-KHE-taiv va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH et-ha-me-lu-KHA be-YAD av-sha-LOM be-NE-kha
- sentence
he-SHIV a-LE-kha ye-ho-VAH KOL de-ME BET-sha-UL a-SHER ma-LAKH-ta ta-KHA-to ta-KHE-taiv va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH et-ha-me-lu-KHA be-YAD av-sha-LOM be-NE-kha ve-hin-NE-kha be-ra-a-TE-kha KI ISH da-MIM a-TA
Exegesis
The relative clause asher malakhta takhtav {אֲשֶׁר מָלַכְתָּ תַּחְתָּיו | ’ă-šer mā-laḵ-tā taḥ-tāw} situates the bloodguilt in the context of David’s reign.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:8
The LORD has repaid you for all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you reigned, and has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And now you stand in your calamity, because you are a bloodstained man.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:8, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתָּ֔יו (takhetaiv) 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.16.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.8.W10.S1) and character.