Leviticus 25:39:2Lev.25.39.W2TAB
אָחִ֛יךָ
akhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- aa-KHEE-kha
- IPA
- /ʔaˈxiːxa/
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
a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha
- clause
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha im-MAKH veh-nim-KAR-lakh
- sentence
veh-khee-yah-MUKH a-KHI-kha im-MAKH veh-nim-KAR-lakh loh-tah-ah-VOD BO ah-vo-DAT AA-ved
Exegesis
The construct pair ʾāḥî-khā ʿim-mā-ḵa {אָחִ֛יךָ עִמָּ֖ךְ | ʾā-ḥî-khā ʿim-mā-ḵa} ‘your brother with you’ highlights kinship and shared residence.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet
“brother, close relative”
In context — Leviticus 25:39
And if your brother becomes poor while with you and sells himself to you, you must not make him serve as a slave.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 25:39, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֛יךָ (akhikha) 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.25.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.39.W2.S1) and character.