Proverbs 18:19:1Prov.18.19.W1TAB
אָ֗ח
akh
“a brother”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AAKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a brother
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH
- clause
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ
- sentence
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
Exegesis
The verse opens with akh {אָ֗ח | ʾāḥ} ‘brother’ modified by the Niphal participle nifsha {נִפְשָׁ֥ע | nip-šāʿ} ‘was offended’, indicating a resultant relational break.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:19, so the Hebrew word אָ֗ח (akh) 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.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.19.W1.S1) and character.