2 Samuel 20:7:22 Sam.20.7.W2TAB
אַֽחֲרָיו֙
akharaiv
“after him”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAIV
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAA-yv
- IPA
- /ʔăħaˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-kha-RAIV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-tsU a-kha-RAIV
- clause
va-ye-tsU a-kha-RAIV an-she yo-AV ve-hak-khe-re-TI ve-hap-pe-le-TI ve-khol-ha-gib-bo-RIM
- sentence
va-ye-tsU a-kha-RAIV an-she yo-AV ve-hak-khe-re-TI ve-hap-pe-le-TI ve-khol-ha-gib-bo-RIM va-ye-tsU mi-ru-sha-LA-im lir-DOF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bikh-RI
Exegesis
The preposition acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾăḥărê} ‘after’ governs Sheba ben-Bikhri {שְׁבַע בֶּן-בִּכְרִי | šēḇāʿ ben-bixrî}, specifying the target. English reorders for clarity but preserves Hebrew parataxis of agent–origin–action.
Root and etymology
ʾ-kh-r
“behind, after”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:7
Joab’s men, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, with all the mighty men , went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 20:7, so the Hebrew word אַֽחֲרָיו֙ (akharaiv) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.7.W2.S1) and character.