1 Chronicles 15:6:51 Chr.15.6.W5TAB
וְאֶחָ֖יו
veekhaiv
“and his brothers”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-KHAIV
- Extended
- veh-eh-KHAAIV
- IPA
- /vəʔɛˈħaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-e-KHAIV
- clause
a-sa-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAIV ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM
- sentence
liv-NE me-ra-RI a-sa-YA ha-SAR ve-e-KHAIV ma-A-ta-YIM ve-e-she-RIM
Exegesis
The conjunction we-echav {וְאֶחָ֖יו | we-’eḥāv} ‘and his brothers’ extends inclusion to his male kin.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:6
From the sons of Merari, Asaiah the leader and his brothers numbered 220.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶחָ֖יו (veekhaiv) 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.15.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.6.W5.S1) and character.