2 Samuel 18:2:102 Sam.18.2.W10TAB
אֲחִ֣י
akhi
“brother of”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI
- Extended
- ah-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- brother of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced '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
a-KHI yo-AV
- clause
va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI
- sentence
va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh el-HA-am ya-TSO e-TSE gam-a-NI i-MA-khem
Root and etymology
ח־י־יchet-yod-yod
“to live, alive”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:2
And David sent out the people who were with him, dividing them into thirds: a third under the hand of Joab, a third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֲחִ֣י (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.18.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.2.W10.S1) and character.