Deuteronomy 21:15:7Deut.21.15.W7TAB

וְהָאַחַ֣ת

vehaakhat

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Transliteration
ve-ha-a-KHAT
Extended
veh-hah-ah-KHAT
IPA
/vəhaː.ʔaˈħat/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
וְ + הָ + אַ + חַ֣ת
ve + ha + a + khat
vehaakhat

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-a-KHAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-a-KHAT se-nu-AH

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.