Genesis 4:2:3Gen.4.2.W3TAB
אֶת־אָחִ֖יו
etakhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- et-a-KHIV
- Extended
- eht-ah-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.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 | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-KHIV
- clause
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel
- sentence
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
Exegesis
The direct object marker et appears twice, marking achiv {אֶת־אָחִיו | ʾet ʾaḥîw} ‘his brother’ and havel {אֶת־הָבֶל | ʾet hā·ḇel} ‘Abel’ in apposition.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ
“brother, kinsman”
In context — Genesis 4:2
She again gave birth to his brother Abel , and Abel became one who tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil.
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 4:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָחִ֖יו (etakhiv) 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.4.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.2.W3.S1) and character.