Judges 15:2:16Judg.15.2.W16TAB
תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃
takheteha
“instead of her”
- Transliteration
- ta-khe-TE-ha
- Extended
- tah-kheh-TEH-hah
- IPA
- /taħ.təˈhɛː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- instead of her
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ta-khe-TE-ha
- clause
ha-LO a-KHO-ta ha-ke-ta-NA to-VA mim-me-NA te-HI-na le-KHA ta-khe-TE-ha
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha a-MOR a-MAR-te KI-sa-NO se-ne-TA va-et-te-NE-na le-me-RE-kha ha-LO a-KHO-ta ha-ke-ta-NA to-VA mim-me-NA te-HI-na le-KHA ta-khe-TE-ha
Exegesis
The jussive təhî-nāʾ {תְּהִי-נָ֥א | təhî-nāʾ} plus suffix forms a polite entreaty, and taḥtəhā {תַּחְתֶּיהָ | taḥtəhā} “in place of her” closes with a substitution request. The structure moves from emphatic assertion to rhetorical comparison and ends in appeal.
In context — Judges 15:2
Her father said, “I truly said , ‘I was sure you hated her,’ so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not preferable to her? Please let her be yours instead.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 15:2, so the Hebrew word תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ (takheteha) 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 Judg.15.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.2.W16.S1) and character.