Judges 19:23:8Judg.19.23.W8TAB
אַל־אַחַ֖י
alakhai
“no, my brothers”
- Transliteration
- al-a-KHAI
- Extended
- ahl-ah-KHAI
- IPA
- /ʔal.ʔaˈħaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- no, my brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-a-KHAI
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The phrase al-achai al-tare’u na {אַל־אַחַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ נָא | ʾal-ʾaḥai ʾal-tārēʿû nāʾ} uses a double negative with the particle na to intensify the plea “do not do harm.”
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word אַל־אַחַ֖י (alakhai) 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.19.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W8.S1) and character.