Numbers 20:14:9Num.20.14.W9TAB
אָחִ֣יךָ
akhikha
“your brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHI-kha
- Extended
- ah-KHEE-khah
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-KHI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL
- clause
KOH a-MAR a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL a-TA ya-DAT-ta ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mo-SHEH mal-a-KHIM mik-ka-DESH el-ME-lekh e-DOM KOH a-MAR a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL a-TA ya-DAT-ta ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
Exegesis
The compound achikha Yisrael {אָחִיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾaḥîḵā yiśrāʾēl} ‘your brother Israel’ invokes kinship as a persuasive device.
In context — Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “This is what your brother Israel says: you know about all the hardship that has come upon us.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 20:14, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֣יךָ (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 Num.20.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.14.W9.S1) and character.