Exodus 22:5:9Exod.22.5.W9TABWLC Exodus 22:4
אַחֵ֑ר
akher
“another”
- Transliteration
- a-KHER
- Extended
- ah-KHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈħeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- another
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHER
- phraseyour reading level
bis-DEH a-KHER
- clause
KI yav-er-EESH sa-DEH o-KHE-rem ve-shi-LAKH et-bee-RO oo-vi-ER bis-DEH a-KHER
- sentence
KI yav-er-EESH sa-DEH o-KHE-rem ve-shi-LAKH et-bee-RO oo-vi-ER bis-DEH a-KHER mei-TAV sa-DE-hu oo-mei-TAV kar-MO ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The construct bi-sedeh acher {בִּשְּׂדֵה אַחֵר | bi-ṣedeh ’āḥēr} ‘in another person’s field’ highlights unauthorized intrusion.
In context — Exodus 22:5
If a man lets his livestock graze in a field or vineyard and it strays into another person’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 22:5, so the Hebrew word אַחֵ֑ר (akher) 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.22.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.5.W9.S1) and character.