Proverbs 30:21:1Prov.30.21.W1TAB
תַּ֣חַת
takhat
“under”
- Transliteration
- TA-khat
- Extended
- TAH-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈtaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- under
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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
- clause
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets
- sentence
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal prepositional frame tahat {תַּ֣חַת | ta-ḥat} ‘under’ introducing a parallel couplet.
In context — Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four she cannot bear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:21, 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 Prov.30.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.21.W1.S1) and character.