Numbers 14:4:3Num.14.4.W3TAB
אֶל־אָחִ֑יו
elakhiv
“to his brother”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHIv
- Extended
- el-ah-KHEEv
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaˈxiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
el-a-KHIv
- phraseyour reading level
EESH el-a-KHIv
- clause
va-yom-ROO EESH el-a-KHIv
- sentence
va-yom-ROO EESH el-a-KHIv nit-NAH ROSH ve-na-shu-VAH mits-ra-YMAH
Exegesis
The idiom ish el-achiv {אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו | ʾîš ʾel-ʾā-ḥî-w} ‘each man to his brother’ conveys mutual consultation within the group.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“to live”
In context — Numbers 14:4
And each man said to his brother, “Let us appoint a leader and let us return to Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָחִ֑יו (elakhiv) 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 Num.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.4.W3.S1) and character.