2 Kings 19:21:122 Kgs.19.21.W12TAB
אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙
akharekha
“behind you”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RE-kha
- Extended
- ah-khah-REH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔaħăreˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behind you
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-RE-kha
- clause
ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil perfect heni’ah in achareikha rosh heni’ah {אַחֲרֶיךָ רֹאשׁ הֵנִיעָה | ʾa-ḥa-rei-ḵā rō-š hē-nī-ʿāh} ‘shakes her head behind you’ conveys a causative gesture of contempt.
In context — 2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ (akharekha) 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 2 Kgs.19.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.21.W12.S1) and character.