Judges 17:11:8Judg.17.11.W8TAB
כְּאַחַ֖ד
keekhad
“like one”
- Transliteration
- ke-e-KHAD
- Extended
- keh-eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /kəʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- like one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ke-e-KHAD
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-NA-ar LO ke-e-KHAD mi-ba-NAV
- sentence
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH va-ye-HI ha-NA-ar LO ke-e-KHAD mi-ba-NAV
Exegesis
The comparative ke’echad {כְּאַחַד | kə-ʾă-ḥaḏ} with mibanav {מִבָּנָיו | mi-bā-na-ḇāw} forms a simile of familial inclusion. English reorders Hebrew verb–subject–object into SVO while preserving sequence and relational nuance.
In context — Judges 17:11
So the Levite consented to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 17:11, so the Hebrew word כְּאַחַ֖ד (keekhad) 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 Judg.17.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.11.W8.S1) and character.