2 Chronicles 18:26:162 Chr.18.26.W16TAB
בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
beshalom
“in peace or well-being”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-LOM
- Extended
- beh-shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /bəʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in peace or well-being
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
shu-VI be-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-ha-a-khi-LU-hu LE-khem la-KHATS u-ma-YIM la-KHATS AD shu-VI be-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-a-mar-TEM KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh si-MU ZE BET ha-KE-le ve-ha-a-khi-LU-hu LE-khem la-KHATS u-ma-YIM la-KHATS AD shu-VI be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The temporal clause ʿad šûwî bəšālôm {עַד שׁוּבִי בְשָׁלוֹם | ʿad šûwî bəšālôm} ‘until I return in peace’ sets a clear duration. The repeated term laḥaṣ intensifies the severity, while the vav-consecutive framework and direct address preserve the king’s authoritative tone and emphasize the provisional nature of the sentence.
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“peace, completeness”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:26
And you shall say, “Thus says the king : ‘Place this one in the prison house and feed him bread of affliction and water of affliction until I return in peace .’”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 18:26, so the Hebrew word בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (beshalom) 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 2 Chr.18.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.26.W16.S1) and character.