2 Samuel 15:13:82 Sam.15.13.W8TAB
אַחֲרֵ֥י
akharei
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħaˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
- clause
HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The preposition aḥărê {אַחֲרֵי | a·ḥə·rê} ‘after’ denotes loyalty following.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–ḥet–resh
“after”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:13
And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵ֥י (akharei) 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.15.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W8.S1) and character.