2 Samuel 13:12:32 Sam.13.12.W3TAB
אַל־אָחִי֙
alakhi
“no, my brother”
- Transliteration
- al-a-KHI
- Extended
- ahl-aa-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.ʔaˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- no, my brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-a-KHI
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The repeated prohibitive al in al-achi {אַל־אָחִי | al-’āḥî} (“No, my brother”) and al-te’aneni {אַל־תְּעַנֵּנִי | al-tə-‘annenî} (“do not afflict me”) frames a forceful plea, with the Piel imperfect conveying volition.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–yod
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word אַל־אָחִי֙ (alakhi) 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 Sam.13.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W3.S1) and character.