Exodus 16:15:5Exod.16.15.W5TAB
אֶל־אָחִיו֙
elakhiv
“to his brother”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHIV
- Extended
- ehl-ah-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
el-a-KHIV
- phraseyour reading level
ISH el-a-KHIV
- clause
va-yir-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yom-RU ISH el-a-KHIV MAN HU KI LO yad-U mah-HU
- sentence
va-yir-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yom-RU ISH el-a-KHIV MAN HU KI LO yad-U mah-HU va-YO-mer mo-SHE a-le-HEM HU ha-LE-khem a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM le-okh-LA
Exegesis
The idiom ish el-achiv {אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו | ʾîš ʾel-ʾā-ḥîw} conveys mutual inquiry.
In context — Exodus 16:15
When the sons of Israel saw it, they said each man to his brother, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat ."
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָחִיו֙ (elakhiv) 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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.15.W5.S1) and character.