Genesis 4:8:11Gen.4.8.W11PAT
אָחִ֖יו
akhiv
“his brother”
- Transliteration
- a-KHIV
- Extended
- ah-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his brother
- French
- son frère
- Spanish
- su hermano
- Portuguese
- seu irmão
- German
- sein Bruder
- Russian
- его брат
- Arabic-Simplified
- أخوه
- Hindi
- उसका भाई
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他的兄弟
- Korean
- 그의 형제
- Indonesian
- saudara laki-lakinya
- Bengali
- তার ভাই
- Tagalog
- ang kapatid niyang lalaki
- Swahili
- ndugu yake
- Amharic
- ወንድሙ
- Yoruba
- arakùnrin rẹ̀
- Igbo
- nwanne ya nwoke
- Twi
- ne nua
- Ewe
- nɔviaŋutsu si
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHIV
- phraseyour reading level
el-HE-vel a-KHIV
- clause
va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
In context — Genesis 4:8
Cain said to Abel his brother it came about while they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother killed him
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 4:8, so the Hebrew word אָחִ֖יו (akhiv) 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.4.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.8.W11.S1) and character.