Deuteronomy 15:12:3Deut.15.12.W3TAB
אָחִ֣יךָ
akhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- aa-KHEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaˈxiːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI
- clause
ki-yim-ma-KHER le-KHA a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI O ha-iv-ri-YAH va-a-vad-KHA SHESH sha-NIM
- sentence
ki-yim-ma-KHER le-KHA a-KHI-kha ha-iv-RI O ha-iv-ri-YAH va-a-vad-KHA SHESH sha-NIM u-va-sha-NAH ha-shvi-IT te-shal-le-KHE-nu khof-SHI me-im-MAKH
Exegesis
The dative construction ləḵā ʾāḥîḵā haʿîvrî {לְךָ אָחִיךָ הָעִבְרִי | lə·ḵā ʾā·ḥî·ḵā ha·ʿî·brî} expresses possession.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:12
If your brother the Hebrew man or the Hebrew woman is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall send him away free from you .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 15:12, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֣יךָ (akhikha) 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.15.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.12.W3.S1) and character.