Genesis 20:16:7Gen.20.16.W7TAB
לְאָחִ֔יךְ
leakhikh
“to your brother”
- Transliteration
- le-a-KHIKH
- Extended
- leh-ah-KHEEKH
- IPA
- /lə.ʔaː.ˈħiːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-KHIKH
- clause
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH
- sentence
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH ve-ET KOL ve-no-kha-KHAT
In context — Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, “See, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. See, it will be for you a covering of the eyes before all who are with you; and before everyone you are vindicated .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 20:16, so the Hebrew word לְאָחִ֔יךְ (leakhikh) 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.20.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.16.W7.S1) and character.