Deuteronomy 22:1:11Deut.22.1.W11TAB
לְאָחִיךָ׃
leakhikha
“to your brother”
- Transliteration
- le-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- leh-aa-KHI-kha
- IPA
- /lə.aːˈxiːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-a-KHI-kha
- sentence
lo-tir-EH et-SHOR a-KHI-kha O et-SEI-yo nid-KHIM ve-hit-alam-TA me-HEM ha-SHEV te-shi-VEIM le-a-KHI-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with lo {לֹא | lō} marking a prohibitive clause, followed by the verb tir’eh {תִרְאֶה | tirʾeh} in the Qal imperfect to establish a hypothetical scenario.
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} precedes the nouns shor {שׁוֹר | šôr} and seyo {שֵׂיוֹ | śê-yō}, indicating their grammatical role, and the construct phrase akhika {אָחִיךָ | ’aḥî-kā} defines relational ownership.
Root and etymology
ʾ-khaleph–chet
“brother”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:1
You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 22:1, so the Hebrew word לְאָחִיךָ׃ (leakhikha) 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.22.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.1.W11.S1) and character.