Leviticus 19:17:6Lev.19.17.W6TAB
אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ
etamitekha
“your fellow”
- Transliteration
- et-a-mi-TE-kha
- Extended
- eht-a-mee-TEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕa.miˈteː.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your fellow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-mi-TE-kha
- clause
ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
- sentence
lo-tis-NA et-a-KHI-kha bil-va-VE-kha ho-KHE-akh to-KHI-akh et-a-mi-TE-kha ve-lo-tis-SA a-LA-yv KHET
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive absolute hokeakh {הוֹכֵחַ | hô-kē-aḥ} followed by the Hiphil imperfect tokhiakh {תּוֹכִיחַ | tô-khî-aḥ} forms an intensifying construction that mandates rebuke of amitekha {עֲמִיתֶךָ | ʿă-mî-ṯé-ḵā}.
Root and etymology
Rootayin mem tav
“companion”
In context — Leviticus 19:17
You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor , and you shall not bear sin because of him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ (etamitekha) 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.19.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.17.W6.S1) and character.