Leviticus 25:48:6Lev.25.48.W6TAB
מֵאֶחָ֖יו
mehehkhaav
“of his brothers”
- Transliteration
- meh-eh-KHAAV
- Extended
- meh-eh-KHAAV
- IPA
- /me.ʔɛˈħaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his brothers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
meh-eh-KHAAV
- phraseyour reading level
e-KHAD meh-eh-KHAAV
- clause
e-KHAD meh-eh-KHAAV yig-e-LEH-noo
- sentence
ah-kha-REI nim-KAR geh-oo-LAA tih-yeh-LO e-KHAD meh-eh-KHAAV yig-e-LEH-noo
Exegesis
The numeral echad {אֶחָד | ʾe-ḥâḏ} signals an indefinite agent, and the prepositional phrase meechav {מֵאֶחָיו | mê-ʾe-ḥāv} “from his brothers” specifies the kin group.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-chet
“brother”
In context — Leviticus 25:48
After he is sold, there shall be redemption for him; one of his brothers may redeem him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:48:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 25:48, so the Hebrew word מֵאֶחָ֖יו (mehehkhaav) 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.25.48.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.48.W6.S1) and character.