Deuteronomy 15:7:6Deut.15.7.W6TAB
בְּאַחַ֣ד
beakhad
“in one”
- Transliteration
- be-a-KHAD
- Extended
- beh-a-KHAD
- IPA
- /bə.ʔaˈxad/
Meaning by language
- English
- in one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
be-a-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-KHAD she-a-RE-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 15:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:7, so the Hebrew word בְּאַחַ֣ד (beakhad) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.7.W6.S1) and character.