Deuteronomy 17:3:4Deut.17.3.W4TAB

אֲחֵרִ֔ים

akherim

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Transliteration
a-khe-RIM
Extended
ah-khe-REEM
IPA
/ʔaħeˈriːm/

Meaning by language

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Result
אֲ + חֵ + רִ֔ים
a + khe + rim
akherim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-khe-RIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM

  3. clause

    va-ye-LEKH va-ya-a-VOD e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-yish-ta-KHU la-HEM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-LEKH va-ya-a-VOD e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-yish-ta-KHU la-HEM ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti

In contextDeuteronomy 17:3

And he went and served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to all the host of the heavens , which I have not commanded.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 17:3, so the Hebrew word אֲחֵרִ֔ים (akherim) 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.17.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.3.W4.S1) and character.