Zechariah 13:6:12Zech.13.6.W12TAB
מְאַהֲבָֽי׃
meahavai
“my lovers or my friends”
- Transliteration
- me-a-ha-VAI
- Extended
- meh-ah-hah-VAAI
- IPA
- /məʔa.hăˈvaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my lovers or my friends
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-a-ha-VAI
- phraseyour reading level
BET me-a-ha-VAI
- clause
ve-a-MAR a-SHER hu-KE-ti BET me-a-ha-VAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR e-LAV MA ha-mak-KOT ha-E-le BEN ya-DE-kha ve-a-MAR a-SHER hu-KE-ti BET me-a-ha-VAI
Exegesis
The construct chain beit me'ahavai {בֵּ֥ית מְאַהֲבָֽי | bêt məʾaḥāvay} links location and relationship, highlighting betrayal by close associates.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–he–beth
“love”
In context — Zechariah 13:6
And he shall say to him, “What are these wounds between your hands?” Then he will answer, “Those with which I was struck in the house of my friends .”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Zechariah 13:6, so the Hebrew word מְאַהֲבָֽי׃ (meahavai) 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 Zech.13.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.6.W12.S1) and character.