Genesis 32:13:10Gen.32.13.W10TABWLC Genesis 32:14
אָחִֽיו׃
akhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIV
- Extended
- ah-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIV
- phraseyour reading level
le-e-SAV a-KHIV
- clause
va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
- sentence
va-YA-len SHAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU va-yi-KAKH min-ha-BA ve-ya-DO min-KHA le-e-SAV a-KHIV
Exegesis
The direct object minḥāh {מִנְחָה | minḥāh} ‘offering, gift,’ followed by lamed plus ləʿēsāw {לְעֵשָׂו | ləʿēsāw} ‘to Esau,’ marks the recipient, clarified by ʾāḥîw {אָחִיו | ʾāḥîw} ‘his brother.’ In English, the temporal and locative elements are grouped (“He stayed there through the night” / “He lodged there overnight”) for smoother flow, and the gift selection is conveyed with “selected an offering” or “chose a gift” to reflect the deliberative nuance of the Hebrew participial idiom.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-haleph–chet–heh
“brother, kin”
In context — Genesis 32:13
He stayed there through the night, and from what had come into his hand he selected an offering for Esau his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 32:13, so the Hebrew word אָחִֽיו׃ (akhiv) 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.32.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.13.W10.S1) and character.