2 Samuel 20:14:112 Sam.20.14.W11TAB
אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃
afakharav
“also after him”
- Transliteration
- af-a-kha-RAV
- Extended
- ahf-ah-khah-RAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈvoːʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- also after him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
af-a-kha-RAV
- clause
vi-ka-LE-hu va-yik-ka-ha-LU va-ya-VO-u af-a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-ya-VOR be-khol-shiv-TE yis-ra-EL a-VE-la u-VEIT ma-a-KHA ve-khol-ha-be-RIM vi-ka-LE-hu va-yik-ka-ha-LU va-ya-VO-u af-a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The particle ʼāp plus the pronominal suffix in ʼăḥărāyû {אַף־אַחֲרָיו | ʼāp-ʼă-ḥă-rā-yû} marks emphatic pursuit ‘also after him.’ The series of vav consecutives and imperfect verbs expresses a stepwise mobilization and movement, reflected in English by coordinated past-tense clauses.
Root and etymology
ʾ-kh-r
“behind, after”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:14
And he passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and to Beth Maakah, and all the Bikrites were gathered to him, and they came after him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 20:14, so the Hebrew word אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (afakharav) 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.20.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.14.W11.S1) and character.