Ezekiel 16:32:3Ezek.16.32.W3TAB
תַּ֣חַת
takhat
“instead of”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat
- Extended
- TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈtaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- instead of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 i-SHAH
- clause
TA-khat i-SHAH tik-KAKH et-ZA-rim
- sentence
ha-i-SHA ham-me-na-A-fet TA-khat i-SHAH tik-KAKH et-ZA-rim
Exegesis
The preposition tachat {תַּ֣חַת | ṯa-ḥaṯ} ‘instead of’ plus the pronominal suffix on ’ishah {אִישָׁ֔הּ | ’îš-šāh} ‘husband’ introduces a substitution contrast.
In context — Ezekiel 16:32
You are the adulterous woman , who takes strangers instead of your husband.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 16:32, 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 Ezek.16.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.32.W3.S1) and character.