2 Samuel 13:26:72 Sam.13.26.W7TAB
אָחִ֑י
akhi
“my brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI
- Extended
- aa-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɑːˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
am-NON a-KHI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-LEKH i-MA-kh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ittanu {אִתָּ֖נוּ | ʾittānū} ‘with us’ expresses collective inclusion, emphasized by achi {אָחִ֑י | ʾaḥî} ‘my brother’.
Root and etymology
א־חaleph–het
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:26
And Absalom said, “If not, please let Amnon my brother go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:26, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֑י (akhi) 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.13.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.26.W7.S1) and character.