1 Samuel 16:13:81 Sam.16.13.W8TAB
אֶחָיו֒
ekhav
“his brothers”
- Transliteration
- e-KHA-v
- Extended
- eh-KHAA-v
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈħaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-KHA-v
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rev e-KHA-v
- clause
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֶחָיו֒ (ekhav) 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.16.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W8.S1) and character.