Ruth 2:7:5Ruth.2.7.W5TAB
אַחֲרֵ֖י
akhare
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RE
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħaˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-RE
- clause
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾaḥārêy hakkōṣrîm {אַחֲרֵי הַקּוֹצְרִים | ʾă-ḥā-rê-y hak-qō-ṣrîm} ‘after the reapers’ further narrows her pursuit.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵ֖י (akhare) 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 Ruth.2.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W5.S1) and character.