Judges 21:6:5Judg.21.6.W5TAB
אָחִ֑יו
akhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIV
- Extended
- aa-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIV
- clause
va-yin-na-kha-MU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-bin-ya-MIN a-KHIV
- sentence
va-yin-na-kha-MU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-bin-ya-MIN a-KHIV va-yo-me-RU nig-DA ha-YOM SHE-vet e-KHAD mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel Binyamin achiv {אֶל־בִּנְיָמִן אָחִיו | ʾel bin-yā-min ʾāḥî-w} ‘toward Benjamin, his brother’ marks the object of compassion and underscores tribal kinship.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-hchet–yod–he
“to live, keep alive”
In context — Judges 21:6
And the sons of Israel were grieved toward Benjamin, their brother, and they said, “Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 21:6, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֑יו (akhiv) 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.6.W5.S1) and character.