Deuteronomy 20:6:12Deut.20.6.W12TAB
אַחֵ֖ר
akher
“another”
- Transliteration
- a-KHER
- Extended
- ah-KHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈxeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- another
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH a-KHER
- clause
pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
- sentence
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-na-TA KE-rem ve-LO khil-LE-lo ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
Exegesis
The final clause wə-ʾîš ʾă-ḥēr yə-ḥal-lē-lē-nû {וְאִישׁ אַחֵר יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ | wə-ʾîš ʾă-ḥēr yə-ḥal-lē-lē-nû} ‘and another man will use it’ states the consequence, emphasizing communal equity when exempting one individual.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:6
And is there a man who planted a vineyard and has not yet enjoyed its produce? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man will begin to make use of its produce.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 20:6, so the Hebrew word אַחֵ֖ר (akher) 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.20.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.6.W12.S1) and character.