Deuteronomy 22:4:2Deut.22.4.W2TAB

אֶת־אֲחִיךָ

etakhikha

“your brother’s”

Transliteration: ET-a-KHI-kha
Extended: EET-a-KHEE-kha
IPA: /ʔɛt ʔăˈxiːxa/

Meaning by language

English: your brother’s

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אֶת + אֲ + חִי + ךָ

↓

et + a + khi + kha

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etakhikha

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Tav	t as in top
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Hateph Patach	reduced '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
ET-a-KHI-kha
sentence
LO-tir-EH ET-a-KHI-kha OH sho-RO nof-LIM ba-DE-rekh ve-hit-a-lam-TA me-HEM ha-KEM ta-KIM im-MO

Exegesis

The direct objects ḥamor {חֲמוֹר | ḥămôr} and ʾāḥîkā {אָחִיךָ | ʾāḥîkā} are linked by ʾō {אוֹ | ʾō} to šôrô {שׁוֹרוֹ | šôrô}, highlighted by the participle nōp̄lîm {נֹפְלִים | nōp̄lîm} for ongoing vulnerability.

Root and etymology

ʾ-khaleph–chet

“brother”

In context — Deuteronomy 22:4

You must not see the donkey of your brother or his ox falling in the road and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him raise them up .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 22:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 22:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲחִיךָ (etakhikha) 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.22.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.4.W2.S1) and character.

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