Deuteronomy 15:3:6Deut.15.3.W6TAB
אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ
etakhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- et-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- EET-ah-KHEE-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeːt-ʔaˈxiːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-a-KHI-kha
- clause
va-a-sher yih-YEH le-KHA et-a-KHI-kha tash-MET ya-DE-kha
- sentence
et-ha-nokh-RI tig-GOSH va-a-sher yih-YEH le-KHA et-a-KHI-kha tash-MET ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’, highlighting ha-nokhri {הַנָּכְרִי | ha-nā-ḵ-rî} ‘foreigner’ as the object.
The second et {אֶת | ʾet} marks achikha {אָחִיךָ | ʾă-kî-ḵā} ‘your brother’ as object of the Hiphil imperfect tashmet {תַּשְׁמֵט | ṭaš-mêṭ} ‘you shall release.’
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:3
You may exact payment from the foreigner ; but whatever is yours from your brother , you shall release with your own hand.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ (etakhikha) 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.15.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.3.W6.S1) and character.