Deuteronomy 21:15:7Deut.21.15.W7TAB
וְהָאַחַ֣ת
vehaakhat
“and the other”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-a-KHAT
- Extended
- veh-hah-ah-KHAT
- IPA
- /vəhaː.ʔaˈħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the other
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-a-KHAT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-a-KHAT se-nu-AH
- clause
ki-tih-ye-NA le-ISH shtey na-SHIM ha-a-KHAT a-hu-VAH ve-ha-a-KHAT se-nu-AH ve-yal-DU-lo ba-NIM ha-a-hu-VAH ve-has-se-nu-AH
- sentence
ki-tih-ye-NA le-ISH shtey na-SHIM ha-a-KHAT a-hu-VAH ve-ha-a-KHAT se-nu-AH ve-yal-DU-lo ba-NIM ha-a-hu-VAH ve-has-se-nu-AH ve-ha-YA ha-BEN ha-be-KHOR la-se-ni-AH
Exegesis
The paired participial phrases hā’aḥat ’ăḥūvāh and wə-hā’aḥat sĕnû’āh {הָאַחַת אֲהוּבָה וְהָאַחַת שְׂנוּאָה | hā’aḥat ’ăḥūvāh wə-hā’aḥat sĕnû’āh} emphasize contrasting spousal status.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:15
If a man has two wives—one beloved and the other unloved —and both bear him sons, but the firstborn son belongs to the unloved wife,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 21:15, so the Hebrew word וְהָאַחַ֣ת (vehaakhat) 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.21.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.15.W7.S1) and character.