Deuteronomy 16:15:19Deut.16.15.W19TAB
אַ֥ךְ
akh
“only”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AHKH
- IPA
- /ʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH sa-ME-akh
- clause
KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
Exegesis
Finally, the result clause vehayita akh sameach {וְהָיִיתָ אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā ʼāk śā·mē·aḥ} features the particle akh intensifying the state of joy. The English retains the Hebrew sequence, cumulative emphasis, and clear signaling of temporal, causal, and result relationships while preserving the repeated divine designation.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:15
For seven days you shall celebrate the festival to the LORD your God in the place that the LORD will choose, for the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands; and you shall be only joyful.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:15:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Deuteronomy 16:15, so the Hebrew word אַ֥ךְ (akh) 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.16.15.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.15.W19.S1) and character.