1 Samuel 20:29:111 Sam.20.29.W11TAB
אָחִ֔י
akhi
“my brother”
- Transliteration
- A-khi
- Extended
- AA-khee
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.ħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 |
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Word in context
- word
A-khi
- clause
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The construct chain ’et-bēṯ-’ăḇî ba‘ălî ben-’ăḥî {אֶת-בֵּית-אֲבִי בַּעֲלִי בֶּן-אֲחִי | ’et-bēṯ ’ă·ḇî ba‘ă·lî ben-’ă·ḥî} specifies “the house of my father, my household head, my brother’s son.”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:29
And he said, “Let me go, please, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֔י (akhi) 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.20.29.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W11.S1) and character.