1 Chronicles 15:17:61 Chr.15.17.W6TAB
וּמִ֨ן־אֶחָ֔יו
uminekhav
“and from his brothers”
- Transliteration
- u-min-e-KHAV
- Extended
- oo-mihn-eh-KHAAV
- IPA
- /uː.min.ʔɛˈħaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and from his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
u-min-e-KHAV
- clause
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu u-min-be-NE me-ra-RI a-khe-HEM e-TAN ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
Exegesis
Two subsequent appointees are introduced by parallel prepositional frames umin-echav {וּמִ֨ן־אֶחָ֔יו | û-min-ʾeḥāyw} ‘and from his brothers’ and umin-bnei {וּמִן־בְּנֵ֤י | û-min-bənê} ‘and from the sons of’, creating a structured list that groups selections by kinship and clan line.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:17
The Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers Asaph son of Berechyahu; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushayahu.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word וּמִ֨ן־אֶחָ֔יו (uminekhav) 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.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.17.W6.S1) and character.