Deuteronomy 19:21:2Deut.19.21.W2TAB
תָח֖וֹ
takhos
“shall pity”
- Transliteration
- ta-KHOS
- Extended
- taa-KHOHS
- IPA
- /taːˈxoːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall pity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-KHOS
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ta-KHOS
- clause
ve-LO ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-LO ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha NE-fesh be-NE-fesh A-yin be-A-yin SHEN be-SHEN YAD be-YAD RE-gel be-RA-gel
Exegesis
The verb tachos {תָח֖וֹס | tā-ḥōs} ‘you shall have pity’ in the Qal imperfect second person masculine singular conveys ongoing restraint.
Root and etymology
ח־ו־ס
“to show compassion”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:21
And your eye shall not have pity ; life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:21, so the Hebrew word תָח֖וֹ (takhos) 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.19.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.21.W2.S1) and character.