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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-KHI-kha
- clause
ve-ha-KEM ZE-ra le-a-KHI-kha
- 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 context — Genesis 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.