Deuteronomy 18:7:5Deut.18.7.W5TAB
כְּכָל־אֶחָיו֙
kekholekhav
“like all his brothers”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHOL-e-KHAV
- Extended
- keh-KHAAL-e-KHAAV
- IPA
- /kəˈkɔl.ʔɛˈħaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- like all his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KHOL-e-KHAV
- clause
ke-KHOL-e-KHAV hal-ve-YIM ha-om-DEEM SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-she-RET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV ke-KHOL-e-KHAV hal-ve-YIM ha-om-DEEM SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The comparative construction ke-khol-echav {כְּכָל־אֶחָיו֙ | kə-kōl-ʾɛ-ḥāyv} ‘like all his brothers’ establishes equivalence within the priestly cohort.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:7
And he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, like all his brothers the Levites, who stand there before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:7, so the Hebrew word כְּכָל־אֶחָיו֙ (kekholekhav) 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.18.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.7.W5.S1) and character.