Deuteronomy 15:8:2Deut.15.8.W2TAB
תִּפְתַּ֛ח
tiftach
“you shall open”
- Transliteration
- tif-TACH
- Extended
- tif-TAHkh
- IPA
- /tifˈtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall open
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tif-TACH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH
- clause
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-yad-KHA LO
- sentence
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-yad-KHA LO ve-ha-a-VET ta-a-vi-TE-nu DEI makh-SO-ro a-SHER yekh-SAR LO
Exegesis
The Hebrew employs parallel infinitive absolute forms followed by imperfect verbs to intensify the command: patoach {פָתֹחַ | pā-tō-ʼaḥ} ‘infinitive absolute’ with its paired imperfect tiftach {תִּפְתַּח | tîp-taḥ} ‘imperfect’, and similarly vehaavet {וְהַעֲבֵט | və-hă-‘ă-ḇêṭ} ‘infinitive absolute’ with its imperfect taavittenu {תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ | ta-‘ă-bî-ṭen-nû} ‘imperfect’.
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥpeh-tav-heth
“to open”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall surely open your hand to him and shall surely lend him enough for his need , whatever he may lack.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 15:8, so the Hebrew word תִּפְתַּ֛ח (tiftach) 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 Deut.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.8.W2.S1) and character.