Jeremiah 13:14:3Jer.13.14.W3TAB
אֶל־אָחִ֜יו
elakhiav
“against his brother”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHI-av
- Extended
- ehl-aa-KHEE-av
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaːˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
el-a-KHI-av
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nip-TSAT-tim ISH el-a-KHI-av
- clause
ve-nip-TSAT-tim ISH el-a-KHI-av ve-ha-a-VOT ve-ha-ba-NIM yakh-DAV ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-nip-TSAT-tim ISH el-a-KHI-av ve-ha-a-VOT ve-ha-ba-NIM yakh-DAV ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH lo-e-kh-MOL ve-lo-a-KHUS ve-LO a-ra-KHEM me-ha-she-khi-TAM
Exegesis
The phrase ish el-achiv {אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֜יו | ʾîš ʾel-ʾā-ḥîw} ‘a man against his brother’ employs the preposition ʾel to indicate opposition.
In context — Jeremiah 13:14
And I will shatter them, a man against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together, declares the LORD . I will not have compassion , nor will I spare, nor will I have mercy; I will destroy them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָחִ֜יו (elakhiav) 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 Jer.13.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.14.W3.S1) and character.