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

Result
וַ + אֲ + חֵי + כֶ֔ם
va + a + khe + khem
vaakhekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-a-KHE-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.