Deuteronomy 17:15:11Deut.17.15.W11TAB
אַחֶ֗יךָ
akhekha
“your brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHE-kha
- Extended
- a-KHEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔaˈχejxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha
- clause
mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Exegesis
Mikerev achekha {מִקֶּרֶב אַחֶיךָ | mik-ke-reḇ ʾă-ḥê-kā} ‘from among your brothers’ specifies eligibility.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥaleph-chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word אַחֶ֗יךָ (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.17.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W11.S1) and character.