Proverbs 28:23:3Prov.28.23.W3TAB
אַ֭חֲרַי
akharai
“afterward”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RAI
- Extended
- ah-khah-RAI
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- afterward
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A
- clause
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A
- sentence
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A mim-ma-kha-LIK la-SHON
Exegesis
The prepositional adverbial acharai {אַ֭חֲרַי | ă-ḥă-rāy} ‘afterward’ introduces a result clause marked by the object-verb sequence chen yimtsa {חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א | ḥên yim-ṣāʾ} ‘favor will find’, emphasizing the outcome through object-verb order.
In context — Proverbs 28:23
One who reproves a man will afterward find favor more than one who flatters the tongue .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:23, so the Hebrew word אַ֭חֲרַי (akharai) 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.28.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.23.W3.S1) and character.