Psalm 16:4:3Ps.16.4.W3TAB
אַחֵ֢ר
akher
“another”
- Transliteration
- a-KHER
- Extended
- ah-KHEER
- IPA
- /ʔaˈħeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- another
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHER
- clause
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER
- sentence
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM al-se-fa-TAI
Exegesis
The construct phrase akher maharu {אַחֵ֢ר מָ֫הָ֥רוּ | āḥēr māhārū} ‘those hastened after another’ identifies idolaters.
Root and etymology
acharachar
“other”
In context — Psalm 16:4
The pains of those who hasten after another will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I lift up their names upon my lips.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word אַחֵ֢ר (akher) 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 Ps.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W3.S1) and character.