1 Samuel 14:3:11 Sam.14.3.W1TAB
וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה
vaakhiya
“and Ahijah”
- Transliteration
- va-a-khi-YA
- Extended
- vah-ah-khee-YAA
- IPA
- /vaʔăħijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ahijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-khi-YA
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV
- clause
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD
- sentence
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The sequence of construct forms ben {בֶן־ | bēn} plus achi {אֲחִי | ʾăḥî} and proper names creates a genealogical apposition, establishing Ahijah’s lineage through Ahitub, Ichabod, Phinehas, and Eli.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-heChet, Yod, Heh
“to live, be alive”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:3
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, served as priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing the ephod . But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה (vaakhiya) 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.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.3.W1.S1) and character.