Leviticus 18:12:2Lev.18.12.W2TAB
אֲחוֹת־אָבִ֖יךָ
akhotavikha
“the sister of your father”
- Transliteration
- a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA
- Extended
- a-KHOHT-aa-vee-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʔaˈxot-ʔaˈviːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sister of your father
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA
- clause
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA LO te-gal-LEH
- sentence
er-VAT a-KHOT-a-vi-KHA LO te-gal-LEH she-ER a-vi-KHA HI
Exegesis
It then presents the construct expression akhot-avikha {אֲחוֹת־אָבִ֖יךָ | ’ă·ḥōṯ-ʾa·ḇî·ḵā} ‘sister of your father’, specifying the paternal aunt relationship.
Root and etymology
aleph-betaleph-bet
“father, ancestor”
In context — Leviticus 18:12
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is the flesh of your father.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֲחוֹת־אָבִ֖יךָ (akhotavikha) 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.18.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.12.W2.S1) and character.