Proverbs 17:2:6Prov.17.2.W6TAB
אַ֝חִ֗ים
akhim
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIM
- Extended
- ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔaˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM
- clause
u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
- sentence
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
Exegesis
The conjunction uvetokh {וּבְתוֹךְ | u-və-ṯōkh} ‘and among’ introduces achim {אַחִים | ʻāḥîm} ‘brothers’, expanding the reference group.
Root and etymology
aleph–chet
“brother”
In context — Proverbs 17:2
A discerning servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share in the inheritance among his brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:2, so the Hebrew word אַ֝חִ֗ים (akhim) 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 Prov.17.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.2.W6.S1) and character.