Numbers 15:39:18Num.15.39.W18TAB
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
akhareihem
“after them”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI-hem
- Extended
- ah-kha-REI-hem
- IPA
- /ʔaxaˈreːhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- after them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI-hem
- clause
ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
Exegesis
The participle zonim aḥareihem {זוֹנִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם | zō-nîm ’a-ḥă-rē-hêm} ‘prostituting after them’ forms a relative clause that graphically depicts covenant unfaithfulness, linking ritual symbol to ethical behavior.
In context — Numbers 15:39
And it shall be to you for tassels, so that you will look at them and remember all the commandments of the LORD , and you will do them and not follow after your hearts and after your eyes, which lead you astray.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:39:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Numbers 15:39, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (akhareihem) 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.15.39.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.39.W18.S1) and character.