Genesis 49:8:4Gen.49.8.W4TAB
אַחֶ֔יךָ
akheikha
“your brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHEI-kha
- Extended
- ah-KHEI-khah
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈħɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHEI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
yo-DU-kha a-KHEI-kha
- clause
ye-hu-DA a-TA yo-DU-kha a-KHEI-kha yad-KHA be-O-ref oy-VEI-kha
- sentence
ye-hu-DA a-TA yo-DU-kha a-KHEI-kha yad-KHA be-O-ref oy-VEI-kha yish-ta-kha-VU le-KHA be-NEI a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The clause yodukha acheikha {יוֹד֣וּךָ אַחֶ֔יךָ | yôdûḵā ʾaḥêḵā} places the verb before the subject to foreground “will praise” before introducing “your brothers,” accentuating communal acclaim.
In context — Genesis 49:8
Judah, you —your brothers will praise you ; you will lay your hand on the neck of your enemies, and your father’s sons will bow before you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 49:8, so the Hebrew word אַחֶ֔יךָ (akheikha) 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.49.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.8.W4.S1) and character.