Exodus 23:2:7Exod.23.2.W7TAB
אַחֲרֵ֥י
akharei
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħă.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REI ra-BIM
- clause
ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
- sentence
loh-tih-YEH a-kha-rei-ra-BIM le-ra-OT ve-loh-ta-a-NEH al-RIV lin-TOT a-kha-REI ra-BIM le-hat-TOT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase acharei rabbim {אַחֲרֵי־רַבִּים | ʾaḥ·rê-rab-bîm} 'after a multitude' sets the social influence, paired with le-raot {לְרָעֹת | lə-rā·ʿōṯ} 'to do evil' indicating the prohibited action.
In context — Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the multitude in evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute by following the majority to pervert justice .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 23:2, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵ֥י (akharei) 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.23.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.2.W7.S1) and character.