2 Samuel 18:9:242 Sam.18.9.W24TAB
אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתָּ֖יו
ashertakhtav
“which was under him”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-TA-khta-v
- Extended
- ah-shehr-TAH-khtaa-v
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.taħˈtɔːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- which was under him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-TA-khta-v
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-PE-red a-sher-TA-khta-v
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ro-KHEV al-ha-PE-red va-ya-VO ha-PE-red TA-khat SO-vek ha-e-LA hag-do-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK ro-SHO ba-e-LA va-yit-TAN BEN ha-sha-MA-yim u-VEN ha-A-rets ve-ha-PE-red a-sher-TA-khta-v a-VAR
- sentence
va-yik-KA-re av-sha-LOM lif-NE av-DE da-VID ve-av-sha-LOM ro-KHEV al-ha-PE-red va-ya-VO ha-PE-red TA-khat SO-vek ha-e-LA hag-do-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK ro-SHO ba-e-LA va-yit-TAN BEN ha-sha-MA-yim u-VEN ha-A-rets ve-ha-PE-red a-sher-TA-khta-v a-VAR
Exegesis
The final relative clause ve-ha-pered asher-tahtav avar {וְהַפֶּרֶד אֲשֶׁר-תַּחְתָיו עָבָר | wə-ha-pə-rēd ʾă-šer ta-ḥa-tāw ʿā-vār} underscores the mule’s departure as Absalom’s support passed on.
Root and etymology
s-rshin, resh
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:9
And it happened that Absalom came before the servants of David, and he was riding on a mule that went under the thick branches of a great oak. His head became caught in the oak, and he was left hanging between the heavens and the earth while the mule that was under him continued on its way.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:9:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 2 Samuel 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתָּ֖יו (ashertakhtav) 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.18.9.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.9.W24.S1) and character.