Exodus 15:20:4Exod.15.20.W4TAB
אֲח֧וֹת
akhot
“sister of”
- Transliteration
- a-KHOT
- Extended
- ah-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ʔăˈħoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sister of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHOT a-ha-RON
- clause
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH
- sentence
va-ti-KAKH mir-YAM ha-ne-vi-AH a-KHOT a-ha-RON et-ha-TOF be-ya-DAH va-te-TSE-na khal-ha-na-SHIM a-kha-RE-ha be-tu-PIM u-vi-me-kho-LOT
Exegesis
The construct achot aharon {אֲח֧וֹת אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ʾăḥôt ʾaharōn} specifies her familial relation.
In context — Exodus 15:20
Miriam the prophetess , the sister of Aaron, seized the timbrel in her hand; then all the women went out after her with timbrels and dances.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:20, so the Hebrew word אֲח֧וֹת (akhot) 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 Exod.15.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.20.W4.S1) and character.