Deuteronomy 17:15:22Deut.17.15.W22TAB
לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ
loakhikha
“is not your brother”
- Transliteration
- LO-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- LOH-aa-KHEE-kha
- IPA
- /loː.ʔaːˈχiːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- is not your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER LO-a-KHI-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
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
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 17:15:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ (loakhikha) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W22.S1) and character.