Exodus 21:20:8Exod.21.20.W8TAB

תַּ֣חַת

takhat

under

Transliteration
TA-khat
Extended
TAH-khaht
IPA
/ˈta.ħaθ/

Meaning by language

English
under

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Result
תַּ֣ + חַת
ta + khat
takhat

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    TA-khat

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TA-khat ya-DO

  3. clause

    ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO

  4. sentence

    ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO na-KOM yin-na-KEM

Exegesis

In the apodosis, the perfect u-met {וּמֵת | u-mēṯ} ‘and he dies’ combined with the locative ta-chat ya-do {תַּחַת יָדוֹ | ṭa-ḥaṯ yā-dô} ‘under his hand’ establishes a direct causal link.

Root and etymology

Roottav–chet–tav

under, instead of

In contextExodus 21:20

And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be avenged .

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:20, so the Hebrew word תַּ֣חַת (takhat) 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 Exod.21.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.20.W8.S1) and character.