Proverbs 18:9:4Prov.18.9.W4TAB
אָ֥ח
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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Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH HU
- clause
AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
- sentence
GAM mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
Exegesis
The verbless nominal clause equates the negligent party with the destructive one using ach {אָ֥ח | ʼāḥ} ’brother’ as a metaphor for close association and the pronoun hu {ה֝֗וּא | hûʼ} ’he’ for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet
“brother, kin”
In context — Proverbs 18:9
Also, one who is slack in his work is brother to a master of destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:9, so the Hebrew word אָ֥ח (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.18.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.9.W4.S1) and character.