Leviticus 18:9:2Lev.18.9.W2TAB
אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤
akhotkha
“your sister”
- Transliteration
- a-KHOT-kha
- Extended
- ah-KHOHT-kha
- IPA
- /ʔaˈχoːθ.xa/
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
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha
- clause
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha OH vat-i-MEKH-kha mo-LE-det BA-yit OH mo-LE-det KHUTS
- sentence
er-VAT a-KHOT-kha vat-a-VEE-kha OH vat-i-MEKH-kha mo-LE-det BA-yit OH mo-LE-det KHUTS LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAN
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-ḥet-tav
“sister”
In context — Leviticus 18:9
The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether born in the house or born outside, you shall not uncover their nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֲחֽוֹתְךָ֤ (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.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.9.W2.S1) and character.