Genesis 33:2:7Gen.33.2.W7TAB
אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים
akharonim
“behind”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-ro-NIM
- Extended
- ah-khah-roh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħă.roˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- behind
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-ro-NIM
- clause
ve-et-le-A vi-la-DE-ha a-kha-ro-NIM ve-et-ra-KHEL ve-et-yo-SEF a-kha-ro-NIM
- sentence
va-YA-sem et-ha-she-fa-KHOT ve-et-yal-DEI-hen ri-sho-NA ve-et-le-A vi-la-DE-ha a-kha-ro-NIM ve-et-ra-KHEL ve-et-yo-SEF a-kha-ro-NIM
Exegesis
The adjective acharonim {אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים | ʾa-ḥă-rō-nîm}, used twice—first for Leah and her children, then for Rachel and Joseph—functions adverbially to describe those placed behind, with the second usage naturally understood as the group at the very rear. The repeated ve-et sequence creates a polysyndetic listing, giving a measured, stepwise description that mirrors Jacob’s careful, tiered arrangement: servants in front, Leah’s family behind them, and finally Rachel with Joseph in the most protected position. The English renderings preserve this order and use spatial phrases (“at the front,” “behind them,” “at the back / in the very back”) to reflect the contrasts carried by rishonah and acharonim.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-haleph–chet–heh
“brother, kinsman”
In context — Genesis 33:2
And he placed the maidservants and their children at the front, and Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph at the back .
About this coordinate
Genesis 33:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 33:2, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים (akharonim) 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.33.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.33.2.W7.S1) and character.