1 Samuel 21:14:21 Sam.21.14.W2TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:15
אָכִ֖ישׁ
akhish
“Achish”
- Transliteration
- a-KHISH
- Extended
- aa-KHEESH
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈxiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Achish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHISH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer a-KHISH
- clause
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v hi-NE tir-E-u ISH mish-ta-GE-a la-MA ta-vi-U o-TO e-LAI
In context — 1 Samuel 21:14
And Achish said to his servants, “Behold , the man is insane ; why have you brought him to me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 21:14, so the Hebrew word אָכִ֖ישׁ (akhish) 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.21.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.14.W2.S1) and character.