2 Samuel 19:21:52 Sam.19.21.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:22
הֲתַ֣חַת
hatakhat
“instead of this”
- Transliteration
- ha-TA-khat
- Extended
- hah-TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /hăˈtaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- instead of this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-TA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
ha-TA-khat ZOT
- clause
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I
- sentence
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I KI ki-LEL et-me-shi-AKH ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interrogative prepositional phrase hattāḥat zōṯ lō’ yūmatt {הֲתַחַת זֹאת לֹא יוּמַת | hattāḥat zōṯ lō’ yūmatt} forms a rhetorical question anticipating judicial action. The Hofal imperfect yūmatt ‘be put to death’ conveys potential legal outcome.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:21
And Abishai, son of Zeruiah, answered and said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, for he cursed the LORD ’s anointed?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word הֲתַ֣חַת (hatakhat) 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.19.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.21.W5.S1) and character.