Deuteronomy 19:3:1Deut.19.3.W1TAB
תָּכִ֣ין
takhin
“You shall prepare”
- Transliteration
- ta-KHIN
- Extended
- taa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /taːˈxin/
Meaning by language
- English
- You shall prepare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ta-KHIN
- phraseyour reading level
ta-KHIN le-KHA
- clause
ta-KHIN le-KHA ha-DE-rekh ve-shi-LASH-ta et-ge-VUL ar-tsekha a-SHER yan-KHIL-kha Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ta-KHIN le-KHA ha-DE-rekh ve-shi-LASH-ta et-ge-VUL ar-tsekha a-SHER yan-KHIL-kha Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-ha-YA la-NUS sha-MAH kol-ro-TSE-akh
Exegesis
The sequential imperatives takhin {תָּכִ֣ין | tā·ḵî·n} ‘prepare’ and veshilashta {וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ | wə·šil·lā·š·tā} ‘divide into three’ are connected by the vav-consecutive to form a compound directive.
Root and etymology
Rootkaph–vav–nun
“to set up, prepare”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:3
You shall prepare the way for yourself and divide the territory within the boundary of your land into three parts that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that every killer may flee there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:3, so the Hebrew word תָּכִ֣ין (takhin) 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.19.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.3.W1.S1) and character.