2 Samuel 13:20:102 Sam.13.20.W10TAB
אֲחוֹתִ֤י
akhoti
“my sister”
- Transliteration
- a-KHO-ti
- Extended
- ah-KHOH-tih
- IPA
- /ʔăˈħoː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my sister
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHO-ti
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha ha-a-mi-NON a-KHIKH ha-YA im-MAKH ve-a-TA a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI a-KHIKH HU al-ta-SHI-ti et-li-BEKH lad-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha ha-a-mi-NON a-KHIKH ha-YA im-MAKH ve-a-TA a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI a-KHIKH HU al-ta-SHI-ti et-li-BEKH lad-da-VAR ha-ZE va-TE-shev ta-MAR ve-sho-me-MA BET av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-waleph–chet–vav
“sister”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:20
And Absalom, her brother, said to her, “Is it Amnon, your brother, who was with you? Now, my sister, be silent; he is your brother. Do not set your heart on this matter .” So Tamar dwelled in the house of Absalom, her brother.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:20, so the Hebrew word אֲחוֹתִ֤י (akhoti) 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.13.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.20.W10.S1) and character.