1 Chronicles 19:11:61 Chr.19.11.W6TAB
אַבְשַׁ֣י
avshai
“Abishai”
- Transliteration
- av-SHAI
- Extended
- ahv-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔavˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abishai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
av-SHAI a-KHI-v
- clause
ve-ET YE-ter ha-AM na-TAN be-YAD av-SHAI a-KHI-v
- sentence
ve-ET YE-ter ha-AM na-TAN be-YAD av-SHAI a-KHI-v va-ya-ar-KHU lik-RAT be-NE a-MON
Exegesis
The verb nāṯan {נָתַ֕ן | nāṯan} ‘he put/gave’ follows Hebrew VSO order, assigning command bə-yad {בְּיַ֖ד | bə-yad} ‘in the hand of’ Avshai {אַבְשַׁ֣י | ʾAḇšay} ‘Abishai’ plus achiv {אָחִ֑יו | ʾāḥiyw} ‘his brother’ in a construct chain.
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:11
And he placed the remainder of the people into the hand of his brother Abishai, and they drew up to meet the sons of Ammon.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 19:11, so the Hebrew word אַבְשַׁ֣י (avshai) 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 1 Chr.19.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.11.W6.S1) and character.