1 Samuel 17:18:81 Sam.17.18.W8TAB
וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יךָ֙
veetakhekha
“and your brothers”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-a-KHE-kha
- Extended
- veh-eht-ah-KHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ʔaˈħɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-a-KHE-kha
- clause
ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
- sentence
ve-ET a-se-RET kha-ri-TSE he-kha-LAV ha-E-le ta-VI le-sar-ha-A-lef ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb tipkod {תִּפְקֹד | tippəqōḏ} governs the object ve-et-a-cheikha {וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ | wə-ʾet̄-ʾaḥekā} “your brothers” with the purpose phrase le-shalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | ləšālôm} “for well-being.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-yaleph–het–yod
“brother”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:18
Bring these ten slices of cheese to the commander of the thousand, check the welfare of your brothers, and take their pledge .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ (veetakhekha) 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.17.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W8.S1) and character.