Deuteronomy 23:19:2Deut.23.19.W2TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:20
לְאָחִיךָ
leakhikha
“to your brother”
- Transliteration
- le-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- leh-aa-KHIH-kha
- IPA
- /lə.ʔaˈxiːxa/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-KHI-kha
- sentence
lo-ta-SHIKH le-a-KHI-kha NE-shekh KE-sef NE-shekh O-khel NE-shekh kol-da-VAR a-SHER yi-SHAKH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leakhikha {לְאָחִיךָ | ləʾāḥîḵā} ‘to your brother’ (covenant member) sets the relational boundary.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph chet
“brother”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:19
You shall not charge interest to your brother on silver, on food, or on anything that can be lent with interest.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 23:19, 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.23.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.19.W2.S1) and character.