Proverbs 21:18:4Prov.21.18.W4TAB
וְתַ֖חַת
vetakhat
“and instead of”
- Transliteration
- ve-TA-khat
- Extended
- veh-TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /vəˈtaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and instead of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-TA-khat
- clause
ve-TA-khat ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
- sentence
KO-fer la-tsa-DIK ra-SHA ve-TA-khat ye-sha-RIM bo-GED
Exegesis
The conjunction vav introduces the second clause, where tachat {וְתַ֖חַת | wə-ṭa-ḥaṯ} ‘under’ indicates substitution, linking yesharim {יְשָׁרִ֣ים | ye-šārîm} ‘upright ones’ to boged {בּוֹגֵֽד | bô-ḡēḏ} ‘traitor.’ This parallel structure highlights a legal motif of substitution and contrasts moral character.
In context — Proverbs 21:18
The wicked will serve as a ransom for the righteous , and the traitor will stand in the place of the upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:18, so the Hebrew word וְתַ֖חַת (vetakhat) 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.21.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.18.W4.S1) and character.