Deuteronomy 18:20:1Deut.18.20.W1TAB
אַ֣ךְ
akh
“but”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AHKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
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 ha-na-VI
- clause
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The opening particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăkh} introduces a restrictive prohibition followed by the definite hanavi {הַנָּבִיא | han-nā-vî} ‘the prophet’ as subject.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word אַ֣ךְ (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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W1.S1) and character.