1 Chronicles 15:16:61 Chr.15.16.W6TAB
אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם֙
etakhehem
“{direct object marker} their brothers”
- Transliteration
- et-a-khe-HEM
- Extended
- eht-ah-kheh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăħeːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} their brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-khe-HEM
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim mash-mi-IM le-ha-RIM-be-KOL le-sim-KHA
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct le-ha-amid {לְהַעֲמִיד | lə-hā‘ămîd} plus the direct object marker et-acheihem {אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם | ʾet-’ăḥêyĕhem} signals active assignment.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:16
David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song—lyres, harps, and cymbals—so they would sound out, lifting their voices in joy .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם֙ (etakhehem) 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.15.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.16.W6.S1) and character.