1 Kings 15:4:121 Kgs.15.4.W12TAB
אַחֲרָ֔יו
akharav
“after him”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAV
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAA-v
- IPA
- /ʔaħăˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- after him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-RAV
- clause
le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
Two Hiphil infinitives, le-hakim {לְהָקִים | lə-hā-qîm} ‘to raise up’ and u-le-hamid {וּלְהַעֲמִיד | ū-lə-ḥa-‘ā-mîḏ} ‘and to establish,’ form complementary purpose clauses indicating succession (beno acharav {בְּנוֹ אַחֲרָיו | bə-nō ’a-ḥa-rāw} ‘his son after him’) and urban foundation. The structure underscores divine provision for maintaining both royal lineage and the stability of the city.
In context — 1 Kings 15:4
Yet for the sake of David, the LORD his God granted him a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and keeping Jerusalem established.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרָ֔יו (akharav) 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 Kgs.15.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.4.W12.S1) and character.