Exodus 23:13:7Exod.23.13.W7TAB
אֲחֵרִים֙
akherim
“other”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-RIM
- Extended
- ah-kheh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔă.ħeˈriːm/
Meaning by language
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khe-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
- sentence
u-ve-KHOL a-SHER-a-MAR-ti a-LE-khem ti-sha-ME-ru ve-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM LO taz-KI-ru LO yi-sha-MA al-PI-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm {וְשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים | wə-šēm ʾĕlōhîm ăḥērîm} ‘the name of other gods’ binds identity to illicit deities.
In context — Exodus 23:13
And in everything that I have spoken to you, you must guard against mentioning the names of other gods ; they must not be heard on your lips.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 23:13, so the Hebrew word אֲחֵרִים֙ (akherim) 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.23.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.13.W7.S1) and character.