Deuteronomy 15:11:13Deut.15.11.W13TAB
לְאָחִ֧יךָ
leakhikha
“to your brother”
- Transliteration
- le-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- leh-ah-KHEE-khah
- IPA
- /ləʔaˈxiːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
Exegesis
The sequence of beneficiaries lĕʾāḥîḵā {לְאָחִיךָ | lĕʾāḥîḵā}, laʿăniyyêḵā {לַעֲנִיֶּךָ | laʿăniyyêḵā}, ūleʾăvyyônḵā {וּלְאֶבְיוֹנְךָ | ūleʾăvyyônḵā} in bĕʾǎrṣĕךָ {בְּאַרְצֶךָ | bĕʾǎrṣĕךָ} ‘in your land’ delineates the scope of the commanded generosity. The English renderings preserve these syntactic emphases to convey the perpetual social obligation and direct exhortation.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 15:11, so the Hebrew word לְאָחִ֧יךָ (leakhikha) 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.15.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W13.S1) and character.