Exodus 21:36:15Exod.21.36.W15TAB
תַּ֣חַת
takhat
“in place of”
- Transliteration
- ta-KHAT
- Extended
- tah-KHAHT
- IPA
- /ta.ˈħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in place of
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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 ha-SHOR
- clause
sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM SHOR ta-KHAT ha-SHOR ve-ha-MET yih-YEH-lo
- sentence
O no-DA KI SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-LO yish-me-RE-noo be-a-LAV sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM SHOR ta-KHAT ha-SHOR ve-ha-MET yih-YEH-lo
Exegesis
The substitution formula shor tachat hashor {שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר | šôr ṭaḥaṯ ha-šôr} ‘bull for bull’ conveys direct equivalence, and vehamet yihyeh lo {וְהַמֵּת יִהְיֶה לוֹ | wᵉ-hammēt yihyēh lōʼ} finalizes the transfer of the carcass to the owner. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s legal precision in conditional and substitutive structure.
Root and etymology
Roottav–chet–tav
“under, instead of”
In context — Exodus 21:36
But if it is known that the bull was a habitual gorer from yesterday or the day before yesterday, and its owner did not guard it , he must pay bull for bull, and the dead animal will be his.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:36:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 21:36, 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.21.36.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.36.W15.S1) and character.