Proverbs 1:29:1Prov.1.29.W1TAB
תַּ֭חַת
takhat
“instead of or because”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat
- Extended
- TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈta.ħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- instead of or because
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
- clause
TA-khat KI-sa-ne-U DA-at
- sentence
TA-khat KI-sa-ne-U DA-at ve-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH LO va-kha-RU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional conjunction tachat {תַּ֭חַת | tă-ḥaṯ} ‘under, because’ introducing a causal basis, immediately followed by the coordinating conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘for.’
In context — Proverbs 1:29
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 1:29, so the Hebrew word תַּ֭חַת (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 Prov.1.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.29.W1.S1) and character.