Hosea 13:15:4Hos.13.15.W4TAB

אַחִ֖ים

akhim

of brothers

Transliteration
a-KHIM
Extended
ah-KHEEM
IPA
/ʔaˈħiːm/

Meaning by language

English
of brothers

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Result
אַ + חִ֖ים
a + khim
akhim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KHIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    VEN a-KHIM

  3. clause

    KI HU VEN a-KHIM yaf-ri-I

  4. sentence

    KI HU VEN a-KHIM yaf-ri-I ya-VO ka-DIM RU-akh ye-ho-VAH mi-mid-BAR O-le ve-ye-VOSH me-ko-RO ve-ye-khe-RAV ma-e-NA-no HU yis-SE o-TSAR KAL-ke-LI khem-DA

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ben akhim {בֵּין אַחִים | bēn ʾaḥîm} ‘between brothers’ alludes to sibling dynamics, while the Hiphil imperfect yafri {יַפְרִיא | yap·rîʾ} ‘he causes to bear fruit’ evokes prosperity imagery.

In contextHosea 13:15

For though he thrives among his brothers, an east wind—the wind of the LORD —will come up from the wilderness. It will dry up his spring , and his fountain will be parched; it will strip away every precious treasure from his storehouse.

About this coordinate

Hosea 13:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hosea 13:15, so the Hebrew word אַחִ֖ים (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 Hos.13.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.15.W4.S1) and character.