1 Kings 20:33:71 Kgs.20.33.W7TAB
אָחִ֣יךָ
akhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- aa-KHEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħiːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD
- clause
ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu
- sentence
ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect vayomeru {וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | wa-yō-mĕr-ū} and construct noun achikha {אָחִ֣יךָ | ʾă-ḥī-kha} frame a diplomatic idiom, “Your brother,” signifying alliance language.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph–chet
“brother, kinsman”
In context — 1 Kings 20:33
And the men divined his intent and hastened and seized upon it, saying, “Your brother , Ben-Hadad.” Then the king said, “Come and take him.” So Ben-Hadad came out to him, and he brought him up into the chariot.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:33, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֣יךָ (akhikha) 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.20.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.33.W7.S1) and character.