1 Samuel 14:12:181 Sam.14.12.W18TAB
אַחֲרַ֔י
akharai
“after me”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAI
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAI
- IPA
- /ʔaħăˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- after me
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-LE a-kha-RAI
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN el-no-SE ke-LAV a-LE a-kha-RAI ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-YAD yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA et-yo-na-TAN ve-et-no-SE ke-LAV va-yo-me-RU a-LU e-LE-nu ve-no-di-A et-khem da-VAR va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN el-no-SE ke-LAV a-LE a-kha-RAI ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-YAD yis-ra-EL
In context — 1 Samuel 14:12
And the men of the outpost answered Jonathan and his armor-bearer, saying, “Come up to us and we will make known to you a matter.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרַ֔י (akharai) 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 Sam.14.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.12.W18.S1) and character.