Genesis 27:40:3Gen.27.40.W3TAB
וְאֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ
veetakhikha
“and your brother”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- veh-EHT-ah-KHEE-khaa
- IPA
- /wə.ʔɛθ.ʔaː.ˈħiː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-a-KHI-kha
- clause
ve-al-khar-be-KHA tikh-YE ve-et-a-KHI-kha ta-a-VOD
- sentence
ve-al-khar-be-KHA tikh-YE ve-et-a-KHI-kha ta-a-VOD ve-ha-YA ka-a-SHER ta-RID u-fa-rak-TA ul-LO me-AL tsav-va-RE-kha
Exegesis
The next clause ve’et akhicha ta’avod {וְאֶת־אָחִיךָ תַּעֲבֹד | wə-ʾeṯ-ʾāḥî-ḵā ta-ʿă-vōḏ} front-loads the marked object with the particle ʾet, highlighting the shocking reversal that Esau will serve his brother.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Chet
“brother, close kinsman”
In context — Genesis 27:40
And you will live by your sword , and you will serve your brother; but when you grow restless , you will break off his yoke from upon your neck.
About this coordinate
Genesis 27:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 27:40, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ (veetakhikha) 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.27.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.27.40.W3.S1) and character.