2 Samuel 13:4:192 Sam.13.4.W19TAB
אָחִ֖י
akhi
“my brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI
- Extended
- aa-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħiː/
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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Word in context
- word
a-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
av-sha-LOM a-KHI
- clause
va-YO-mer LO am-NON et-ta-MAR a-KHOT av-sha-LOM a-KHI a-NI o-HEV
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO mad-DU-a a-TA ka-KHA DAL ben-ha-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker ba-BO-ker ha-LO ta-GID LI va-YO-mer LO am-NON et-ta-MAR a-KHOT av-sha-LOM a-KHI a-NI o-HEV
Exegesis
Amnon’s reply introduces the direct object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} before Tāmār {תָּמָ֗ר | Tāmār}, and the construct chain ’ăḥôt Aḇšālōm ’āḥî {אֲחוֹת אַבְשָׁלֹם אָחִי | ’ăḥôt ’Aḇšālōm ’āḥî} defines the familial relation.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–yod
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:4
And he said to him, "Why are you so weak , O son of the king, morning after morning ? Will you not tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother."
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:4:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Samuel 13:4, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֖י (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.13.4.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.4.W19.S1) and character.