Deuteronomy 18:20:16Deut.18.20.W16TAB
אֲחֵרִ֑ים
akherim
“other”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-RIM
- Extended
- ah-kheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔăxeˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
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Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-khe-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- 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
A second clause introduced by va-asher yedaber beshem elohim akherim {וַאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | wa-ʾă-šer yə-ḏab-bēr bə-šēm ʾĕ-lō-hîm ʾă-ḥê-rîm} establishes an alternative forbidden speech.
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 18:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word אֲחֵרִ֑ים (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.18.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W16.S1) and character.