1 Chronicles 15:12:91 Chr.15.12.W9TAB
וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם
vaakhekhem
“and your brothers”
- Transliteration
- va-a-KHE-khem
- Extended
- vah-ah-KHEE-khehm
- IPA
- /vaʔăħeːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-KHE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem
- clause
hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperative hitkadshu {הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ | hittaqdešû} “consecrate yourselves” applies both to atem {אַתֶּם | ʾattēm} “you” and va’acheikhem {וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם | waʾăhêykhem} “your brothers,” emphasizing communal sanctification.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical households. Make yourselves holy, both you and your brothers, and bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel , to the place I have prepared for it.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (vaakhekhem) 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 1 Chr.15.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W9.S1) and character.