Leviticus 11:4:1Lev.11.4.W1TAB
אַ֤ךְ
akh
“however”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AHKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- however
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH et-ZEH
- clause
AKH et-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA
- sentence
AKH et-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA et-ha-ga-MAL ki-ma-a-LE ge-RAH HU u-par-SA ei-ne-NU maf-RIS ta-MEH HU la-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăkh} ‘but’, signaling an exception to prior dietary laws.
In context — Leviticus 11:4
But of these you shall not eat those that chew the cud or those that split the hoof. The camel, because it chews the cud but its hoof is not split, is unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 11:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 11:4, so the Hebrew word אַ֤ךְ (akh) 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 Lev.11.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.11.4.W1.S1) and character.