1 Chronicles 15:9:51 Chr.15.9.W5TAB
וְאֶחָ֥יו
veekhav
“and his brothers”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-KHAV
- Extended
- veh-eh-KHAAV
- 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-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-KHAV she-mo-NIM
- clause
e-li-EL has-SAR ve-e-KHAV she-mo-NIM
- sentence
liv-NEI khev-RON e-li-EL has-SAR ve-e-KHAV she-mo-NIM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction in ve’echav {וְאֶחָ֥יו | wə-ʾə-ḥāy} marks an addition of close kin, and the plural numeral shemoneem {שְׁמוֹנִֽים | šə-mō-nîm} quantifies the group as eighty individuals. English rendering preserves the Hebrew order to reflect lineage emphasis and numerical precision.
Root and etymology
’–ḥ’-ḥ
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:9
To the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the leader , and his brothers—eighty in total.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:9, so the Hebrew word וְאֶחָ֥יו (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.15.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.9.W5.S1) and character.