Genesis 19:6:7Gen.19.6.W7TAB
אַחֲרָֽיו׃
akharav
“behind him”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAV
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAAV
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- behind him
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
a-kha-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
- clause
ve-ha-DE-let sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM LOT ha-PET-kha ve-ha-DE-let sa-GAR a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
In the coordinated clause vehadelet sagar acharav {וְהַדֶּלֶת סָגַר אַחֲרָיו | wə-had-de-leṯ sā-gar ʾa-ḥa-rāyw}, vehadelet {וְהַדֶּלֶת | wə-had-de-leṯ} ‘and the door’ functions as the direct object of sagar {סָגַר | sā-gar} ‘he shut,’ while acharav {אַחֲרָיו | ʾa-ḥa-rāyw} ‘behind him’ idiomatically indicates that Lot is already inside when he closes the door. This progression—from exiting, to reaching the threshold, to securing the door—emphasizes deliberate, protective action.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-raleph–chet–resh
“after, behind”
In context — Genesis 19:6
Lot went out to them at the entrance , and he shut the door behind him .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:6, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (akharav) 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 Gen.19.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.6.W7.S1) and character.