Deuteronomy 15:7:5Deut.15.7.W5TAB
אַחֶ֙יךָ֙
akhekha
“of your brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHE-kha
- Extended
- ah-KHEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔaˈxeɪxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-KHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
meh-a-KHAD a-KHE-kha
- clause
kee-yih-YE ve-KHA ev-YON meh-a-KHAD a-KHE-kha be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha ve-artz-KHA a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
kee-yih-YE ve-KHA ev-YON meh-a-KHAD a-KHE-kha be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-kha ve-artz-KHA a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH LO te-am-METS et-le-vaV-KHA ve-LO tik-POTS et-yad-KHA me-a-KHI-kha ha-ev-YON
Exegesis
Construct chains in meʾachad akhekha {מֵאַחַ֤ד אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ | mē-ʾă-ḥad ʾa-ḥê-khā} ‘from one of your brothers’ and beʾachad sheʿarekha {בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ | bə-ʾa-ḥad še-ʿā-rê-khā} ‘in one of your gates’ use distributive nuance across the land.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-ḥ
“brother”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is among you a poor person from one of your brothers in any of your towns in your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 15:7, so the Hebrew word אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ (akhekha) 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.15.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.7.W5.S1) and character.