1 Samuel 17:28:31 Sam.17.28.W3TAB
אָחִ֣יו
akhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIv
- Extended
- aa-KHEEv
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIv
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL
- clause
va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yi-KHAR-AF e-li-AV be-da-VID va-yo-MER la-ma-ZE ya-RAD-ta ve-al-MI na-TASH-ta me-AT ha-TSON ha-HEN-na ba-mid-BAR a-NI ya-DA-te et-ze-DON-kha ve-ET RO-a le-va-VE-kha KI le-ma-AN re-OT ha-mil-kha-MA ya-RAD-ta
Exegesis
The phrase achiv hagadol {אָחִיו הַגָּד֔וֹל | ’āḥîw ha-gāḏôl} ‘his eldest brother’ highlights Eliab’s seniority.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:28
Eliab heard him speaking to the men, and his anger burned against David. He said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart; you came down only to see the battle.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:28, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֣יו (akhiv) 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.17.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.28.W3.S1) and character.