1 Samuel 17:35:21 Sam.17.35.W2TAB
אַחֲרָ֛יו
akharav
“after him”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAV
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAAV
- IPA
- /ʔaħăˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- after him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-kha-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV
- clause
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
Exegesis
Veyatsati {וְיָצָ֧אתִי | wə-ya-ṣā-ʾə-tî} ‘and I went out’ initiates the pursuit with acharav {אַחֲרָיו | ʾă-ḥă-rā-w} ‘after him’.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:35
I went out in pursuit, struck it, and pulled it free from its jaws. When it rose against me, I grasped its beard , struck it, and killed it.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:35, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרָ֛יו (akharav) 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.17.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.35.W2.S1) and character.