Joshua 22:23:5Josh.22.23.W5TAB
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
meacharei
“from following”
- Transliteration
- me-a-cha-REI
- Extended
- meh-a-kha-REY
- IPA
- /me.ʔaxaˈrej/
Meaning by language
- English
- from following
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-a-cha-REI
- phraseyour reading level
me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
liv-NOT la-NU miz-BE-akh la-SHUV me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
liv-NOT la-NU miz-BE-akh la-SHUV me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-IM-le-ha-a-LOT a-LAV o-LAH u-min-KHA ve-IM-la-a-SOT a-LAV ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM Ye-ho-VAH HU ye-va-KESH
Exegesis
These are followed by the prepositional construct me’acharei {מֵאַחֲרֵי | mê’ăḥărê} with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhôwâ}, forming me’acharei YHWH ‘from following the LORD’ and marking apostasy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-raleph–heth–resh
“after, behind”
In context — Joshua 22:23
If we erected an altar for ourselves to turn away from following the LORD , or if we intended to offer upon it a burnt offering or a grain offering, or to bring peace offerings , then let the LORD Himself require it from us.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:23, so the Hebrew word מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י (meacharei) 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 Josh.22.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.23.W5.S1) and character.