Leviticus 25:35:2Lev.25.35.W2TAB
אָחִ֔יךָ
ahkhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- ah-KHI-kha
- Extended
- ah-KHEE-kha
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈxiː.xa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
ah-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha
- clause
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha oo-MAA-ta yah-DO im-MAKH
- sentence
veh-khi-yah-MOOKH ah-KHI-kha oo-MAA-ta yah-DO im-MAKH veh-heh-kheh-ZAK-ta BO GER veh-to-SHAV vah-KHAI im-MAKH
Exegesis
The verb yamukh {יָמ֣וּךְ | yā-mū-ḵ} ‘becomes poor’ describes a decline in economic status for achikha {אָחִ֔יךָ | ʾaḥî-ḵā} ‘your brother’, indicating a member of the covenant community.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-chet
“brother”
In context — Leviticus 25:35
And when your brother becomes poor and his hand falters with you, then you shall strengthen him, whether he is a sojourner or a resident , so that he may live with you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 25:35, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֔יךָ (ahkhikha) 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.25.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.35.W2.S1) and character.