2 Samuel 13:20:122 Sam.13.20.W12TAB
אָחִ֣יךְ
akhikh
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIKH
- Extended
- aa-KHIHKH
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħiːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHIKH
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHIKH HU
- 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
Exegesis
The phrase ha-aminon achikha {הַאֲמִינֹן אָחִיךְ | hă-ʾă-mîn-nōn ʾā-ḥî-khă} ‘the-Amnon your-brother’ places focus on Amnon’s identity.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–yod
“brother”
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 13:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:20, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֣יךְ (akhikh) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.20.W12.S1) and character.