1 Kings 15:2:81 Kgs.15.2.W8TAB
בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃
batavishalom
“daughter of Abishalom”
- Transliteration
- bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- Extended
- baht-ah-vih-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /bat.ʔăviːʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of Abishalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA bat-a-vi-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The proper noun maakah {מַעֲכָה | maˀăḵāh} is followed by the construct bat־ {בַּת־ | baṯ-} ‘daughter’, linking to avishalom {אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם | ʾăvišālôm} ‘Abishalom’; the paratactic structure is rendered as two sentences to preserve dynastic emphasis.
Root and etymology
“father of peace”
In context — 1 Kings 15:2
His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah , daughter of Abishalom .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃ (batavishalom) 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 Kgs.15.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.2.W8.S1) and character.