2 Samuel 23:18:22 Sam.23.18.W2TAB
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 ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-a-vi-SHAI a-KHI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA HU ROSH ha-she-li-SHI ha-she-lo-SHA ve-HU o-RER et-kha-ni-TO al-she-LOSH me-OT kha-LAL
- sentence
va-a-vi-SHAI a-KHI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA HU ROSH ha-she-li-SHI ha-she-lo-SHA ve-HU o-RER et-kha-ni-TO al-she-LOSH me-OT kha-LAL ve-LO-SHEM ba-she-lo-SHA
Exegesis
The construct chain achi yo’av ben-tsruya {אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה | ʾă-ḥî yō-ʾāv ben-ṣə-rû-yāh} ‘brother of Joab son of Zeruiah’ situates his familial lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three; he lifted his spear against three hundred men and struck them down, and he had a name among the Three.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:18, 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.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.18.W2.S1) and character.