Deuteronomy 17:15:20Deut.17.15.W20TAB
נָכְרִ֔י
nakhree
“a foreigner”
- Transliteration
- nakh-REE
- Extended
- nakh-REE
- IPA
- /naχˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a foreigner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nakh-REE
- phraseyour reading level
ISH nakh-REE
- 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
The contrast between ish nokhri {אִישׁ נָכְרִי | ʾîš nā-kh-rî} and lo-ahikha {לֹא־אָחִיךָ | lōʾ-ʾă-ḥî-kā} highlights the exclusion of anyone who is not a brother.
Root and etymology
n-kh-rnun-kaf-resh
“foreign, alien”
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 17:15:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word נָכְרִ֔י (nakhree) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W20.S1) and character.