Deuteronomy 22:1:3Deut.22.1.W3TAB
אָחִיךָ
akhikha
“of your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- aa-KHI-kha
- IPA
- /aːˈxiːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
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 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 22:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 22:1, so the Hebrew word אָחִיךָ (akhikha) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.1.W3.S1) and character.