2 Samuel 17:25:42 Sam.17.25.W4TAB
תַּ֥חַת
takhat
“under, in place of”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat
- Extended
- TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈtaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- under, in place of
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
TA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat yo-AV
- clause
ve-ET-a-ma-SA SAM av-sha-LOM TA-khat yo-AV al-ha-tsa-VA
- sentence
ve-ET-a-ma-SA SAM av-sha-LOM TA-khat yo-AV al-ha-tsa-VA va-a-ma-SA ven-ISH u-she-MO yit-RA ha-yis-re-E-li a-SHER-ba el-a-vi-GAL bat-na-KHASH a-KHOT tse-ru-YA EM yo-AV
Exegesis
The preposition tachat {תַּחַת | ṯā-ḥat} “in place of” signals replacement, and the compound prepositional phrase al-hatzava {עַל־הַצָּבָא | ʿal-ha-ṣā-ḇāʾ} denotes authority over the army.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:25
And Absalom appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Amasa was the son of a man named Yithra the Israelite, who came to Abigail , the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word תַּ֥חַת (takhat) 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.17.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.25.W4.S1) and character.