2 Samuel 13:7:102 Sam.13.7.W10TAB
אָחִ֔יךְ
akhikh
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kh
- Extended
- aa-KHEE-kh
- 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHI-kh
- phraseyour reading level
am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh
- clause
le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
Exegesis
The construct bêt ʾam-nôn ʾaḥîḵā {בֵּית אַמְנוֹן אָחִיךְ | bêt ʾam-nôn ʾaḥîḵā} specifies familial relation in the construct state.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–yod
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:7
And David sent to Tamar at the house, saying, “Go, please, to the house of Amnon your brother, and prepare the food for him.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֔יךְ (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.13.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W10.S1) and character.