1 Kings 17:13:81 Kgs.17.13.W8TAB
אַ֣ךְ
akh
“only or but”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AHKH
- IPA
- /ʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- only or but
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH a-SI-li-mish-SHAM
- clause
AKH a-SI-li-mish-SHAM u-GA ke-tan-NA va-ri-sho-NA ve-ho-TSET LI ve-LAKH ve-liv-NEKH ta-a-SI ba-a-kha-ro-NA
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu al-ti-re-I BO-i a-SI khid-va-REKH AKH a-SI-li-mish-SHAM u-GA ke-tan-NA va-ri-sho-NA ve-ho-TSET LI ve-LAKH ve-liv-NEKH ta-a-SI ba-a-kha-ro-NA
Exegesis
The adversative akh {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} ‘but’ introduces the concessive extension, leading to the Hiphil perfect vehotset {וְהוֹצֵאתְ | wə·hō·ṣēṯ} ‘and bring out.’
In context — 1 Kings 17:13
And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear . Come and do as you have said, but first make for me a small cake from there and bring it to me, and afterward you shall make for yourself and for your son.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 17:13, so the Hebrew word אַ֣ךְ (akh) 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.17.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.13.W8.S1) and character.