Deuteronomy 13:4:1Deut.13.4.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:5
אַחֲרֵי
akharei
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI
- Extended
- a-kha-REI
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħaˈrej/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI
- sentence
a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem te-LE-khu ve-o-TO ti-ra-U ve-ET-mits-vo-TAV tish-mo-RU u-ve-ko-LO tish-ma-U ve-o-TO ta-a-vo-DU u-VO tid-ba-KUN
Exegesis
The initial prepositional phrase acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥă-rê} ‘after’ introduces a metaphor of pursuit paired with the Qal imperfect telekhu {תֵּלֵכוּ | tə-lê-ḵū} ‘you shall walk’ as the primary directive.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-r
“to follow, behind”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after the LORD your God ; you shall fear Him, guard His commandments, listen to His voice , serve Him, and cling to Him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 13:4, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵי (akharei) 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 Deut.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.4.W1.S1) and character.