2 Samuel 23:9:22 Sam.23.9.W2TAB
וְאַחֲרָ֛יו
veakharav
“and after him”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-kha-RAV
- Extended
- veh-ah-khah-RAAV
- IPA
- /wəʔaħăˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and after him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-a-kha-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV
- clause
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV el-e-A-zar ben-da-DI do-DO ben-a-kho-KHI
- sentence
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV el-e-A-zar ben-da-DI do-DO ben-a-kho-KHI bi-she-lo-SHA ge-va-RIM ha-gi-bo-RIM im-da-VID be-khar-FAm ba-pe-lish-TIM ne-es-FU-sham la-mil-kha-MA va-ya-a-LU ISH yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the succession marker ve-acherav {וְאַחֲרָ֛יו | wə-ʾă-ḥă-rāv} ‘after him’, then names Elazar {אֶלְעָזָ֥ר | ʾel-ʿā-zār}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-r
“after, behind”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite , one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:9, so the Hebrew word וְאַחֲרָ֛יו (veakharav) 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.23.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.9.W2.S1) and character.