2 Samuel 23:24:22 Sam.23.24.W2TAB
אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָ֖ב
akhiyoav
“brother of Joab”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-yo-AV
- Extended
- ah-KHEE-yoh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔăˈħiː.joːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- brother of Joab
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHI-yo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
a-sa-EL a-KHI-yo-AV
- clause
a-sa-EL a-KHI-yo-AV ba-she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
a-sa-EL a-KHI-yo-AV ba-she-lo-SHIM el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the proper noun Asahel {עֲשָׂה־אֵ֥ל | ʿă-sā-ʾel} ‘Asahel’ in construct with achi-yoav {אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָ֖ב | ă-ḥî yō-ʾāḇ} ‘brother of Joab’.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet
“brother”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the Thirty, and Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:24, so the Hebrew word אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָ֖ב (akhiyoav) 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.23.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.24.W2.S1) and character.