1 Samuel 21:4:131 Sam.21.4.W13TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:5
אַ֔ךְ
akh
“surely or only”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely or only
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
YESH im-ha-ne-a-RIM AKH
- clause
ki-im-LE-khem KO-desh YESH im-ha-ne-a-RIM AKH me-i-SHA
- sentence
va-ya-AN ha-ko-HEN et-da-VID va-yo-MER EN-LE-khem KHOL el-ta-KHAT ya-DI ki-im-LE-khem KO-desh YESH im-ha-ne-a-RIM AKH me-i-SHA
In context — 1 Samuel 21:4
And the priest answered David and said, “I have no common bread under my hand, but only the bread for the priests, if the men have kept themselves from women.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 21:4, so the Hebrew word אַ֔ךְ (akh) 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.21.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.4.W13.S1) and character.