Psalm 19:5:2Ps.19.5.W2TABWLC Psalms 19:6
כְּחָתָן
kekhatan
“like a bridegroom”
- Transliteration
- ke-kha-TAN
- Extended
- keh-khaa-TAAN
- IPA
- /kəħaˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a bridegroom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-kha-TAN
- clause
ve-HU ke-kha-TAN yo-TSE me-khu-PA-to
- sentence
ve-HU ke-kha-TAN yo-TSE me-khu-PA-to ya-SIS ke-gib-BOR la-RUTS O-rakh
Exegesis
It employs two parallel similes: kechatan {כְּחָתָן | kə-ḥā-ṯān} ‘as a bridegroom’ yotze {יוֹצֵא | yō-ṣēʾ} ‘going out’ from mechuppato {מֵחֻפָּתוֹ | mê-ḥuppātô} ‘from his chamber’, and kegibbor {כְּגִבּוֹר | kə-ḡib-bôr} ‘like a strong man’ yasis {יָשִׂישׂ | yāśîś} ‘he rejoices’, with laruts orach {לָרוּץ אֹרַח | lārûṣ ʾō-rāḥ} ‘to run a path’. The Qal participle in yotze and the imperfect in yasis convey ongoing emergence and joy, while the infinitive construct in laruts expresses purpose. The balanced Hebrew parallelism and chiastic arrangement highlight vigor and celebration.
Root and etymology
Rootcheth–tet–nun
“bridegroom”
In context — Psalm 19:5
And he is like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber , rejoicing like a strong man eager to run his appointed course .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 19:5, so the Hebrew word כְּחָתָן (kekhatan) 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 Ps.19.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.5.W2.S1) and character.