2 Samuel 19:12:12 Sam.19.12.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:13
אַחַ֣י
akhai
“my brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHAI
- Extended
- ah-KHAI
- IPA
- /ʔaˈħaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHAI a-TEM
- clause
a-KHAI a-TEM a-tse-MI u-ve-sa-RI a-TEM
- sentence
a-KHAI a-TEM a-tse-MI u-ve-sa-RI a-TEM ve-la-MA tih-HE-YU a-kha-ro-NIM le-ha-SHIV et-ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vocative achai {אַחַי | ʾaḥay} ‘my brothers’, establishing direct appeal through kinship.
Root and etymology
consonants
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:12
My brothers, you are my own bone and my flesh ; so why should you be the last to bring back the king ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:12, so the Hebrew word אַחַ֣י (akhai) 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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.12.W1.S1) and character.