Genesis 49:5:3Gen.49.5.W3TAB
אַחִ֑ים
akhim
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIM
- Extended
- ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIM
- clause
shim-ON ve-le-VI a-KHIM
- sentence
shim-ON ve-le-VI a-KHIM ke-LEI kha-MAS me-khe-ro-TEI-hem
Exegesis
The following noun achim {אַחִים | ʾa-ḥîm} functions as a nominal predicate in a verbless clause denoting kinship.
In context — Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 49:5, so the Hebrew word אַחִ֑ים (akhim) 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.49.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.5.W3.S1) and character.