2 Samuel 20:10:172 Sam.20.10.W17TAB
אָחִ֔יו
akhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIV
- Extended
- aa-KHEEV
- IPA
- /va.ʔăviːˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHIV
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-vi-SHAI a-KHIV
- clause
ve-yo-AV va-a-vi-SHAI a-KHIV ra-DAF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bik-RI
- sentence
va-a-ma-SA LO-nish-me-AR ba-KHE-rev a-SHER be-YAD-yo-AV va-yak-KE-hu VAH el-ha-KHO-mesh va-yish-POKH me-AV AR-tza ve-LO-sha-NA LO va-ya-MOT ve-yo-AV va-a-vi-SHAI a-KHIV ra-DAF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bik-RI
In context — 2 Samuel 20:10
And Amasa was not alert to the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab struck him with it in the abdomen , and his intestines spilled to the ground; he did not strike him again, and Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikhri.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 20:10, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֔יו (akhiv) 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.20.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.10.W17.S1) and character.