Exodus 21:24:5Exod.21.24.W5TAB
תַּ֣חַת
takhat
“for”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat
- Extended
- TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈta.ħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
TA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat SHEN
- clause
A-yin TA-khat A-yin SHEN TA-khat SHEN
- sentence
A-yin TA-khat A-yin SHEN TA-khat SHEN YAD TA-khat YAD RE-gel TA-khat RA-gel
Exegesis
The prepositional marker tahat {תַּחַת | tă-ḥat} ‘under/in place of’ establishes exact substitution within each of the four noun phrases: ayin {עַיִן | ʿă-yīn} ‘eye’, shen {שֵׁן | šēn} ‘tooth’, yad {יָד | yāḏ} ‘hand’, and regel {רֶגֶל | re-gel} ‘foot’.
Root and etymology
Roottaw–ḥet–taw
“under, in place of”
In context — Exodus 21:24
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:24, 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.21.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.24.W5.S1) and character.