1 Chronicles 15:7:51 Chr.15.7.W5TAB
וְאֶחָ֖יו
veekhav
“and his brothers”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-KHAV
- Extended
- veh-eh-KHAAV
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛˈħaːv/
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-KHAV
- clause
yo-EL ha-SAR ve-e-KHAV me-A u-she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
liv-NE ger-SHOM yo-EL ha-SAR ve-e-KHAV me-A u-she-lo-SHIM
Exegesis
It continues with the coordinated noun phrase Joel the chief and his brothers, where Joel {יוֹאֵ֣ל | yôʾēl} ‘Joel’ takes the definite title hasar {הַשָּׂ֔ר | hassār} ‘the chief’ in apposition, expanded by echav {וְאֶחָ֖יו | wəʾeḥāyw} ‘and his brothers’ via conjunction.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:7
Of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief and his brothers, one hundred and thirty.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶחָ֖יו (veekhav) 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.15.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.7.W5.S1) and character.