Genesis 38:8:11Gen.38.8.W11PAT

לְאָחִֽיךָ׃

leakhikha

for your brother

Transliteration
le-a-KHI-kha
Extended
leh-aa-KHEE-khaa
IPA
/lə.ʔaː.ˈxiː.xaː/

Meaning by language

English
for your brother
French
pour ton frère
Spanish
para tu hermano
Portuguese
para teu irmão
German
für deinen Bruder
Russian
для твоего брата
Arabic-Simplified
لأخيك
Hindi
तुम्हारे भाई के लिए
Chinese-Simplified
为你的兄弟
Korean
네 형을 위해
Indonesian
bagi saudara laki-lakimu
Bengali
তোমার ভাইয়ের জন্য
Tagalog
para sa iyong kapatid na lalaki
Swahili
kwa ndugu yako wa kiume
Amharic
ለወንድምህ
Yoruba
fún arákùnrin rẹ
Igbo
maka nwanne gị nwoke
Twi
ma wo nua barima

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Result
לְ + אָ + חִֽי + ךָ׃
le + a + khi + kha
leakhikha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-a-KHI-kha

  2. clause

    ve-ha-KEM ZE-ra le-a-KHI-kha

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer ye-hu-DA le-o-NAN BO el-E-shet a-KHI-kha ve-yab-BEM o-TAH ve-ha-KEM ZE-ra le-a-KHI-kha

In contextGenesis 38:8

and said Judah to Onan go in to the wife of your brother and perform brother-in-law duty her and raise up seed for your brother

About this coordinate

Genesis 38:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 38:8, so the Hebrew word לְאָחִֽיךָ׃ (leakhikha) 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 Gen.38.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.8.W11.S1) and character.