Leviticus 18:11:6Lev.18.11.W6TAB
אֲחוֹתְךָ֖
akhotkha
“your sister”
- Transliteration
- a-khot-KHA
- Extended
- ah-khoht-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔă.xoːt.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your sister
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khot-KHA
- clause
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE
- sentence
er-VAAT bat-E-shet a-VEE-KHA mo-LE-det a-VEE-KHA a-khot-KHA HEE LO te-gal-LE er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The identity clause hi akhotekha {הִיא אֲחוֹתְךָ | hîʾ ʾa-ḥō-te-ḵā} ‘she is your sister’ establishes the kinship that makes the act prohibited.
Root and etymology
א־ח־ת
“sister”
In context — Leviticus 18:11
The nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 18:11, so the Hebrew word אֲחוֹתְךָ֖ (akhotkha) 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.18.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.11.W6.S1) and character.