2 Chronicles 25:3:72 Chr.25.3.W7TAB
אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו
etavadav
“the {direct object} his servants”
- Transliteration
- et-a-va-DAV
- Extended
- eht-ah-vah-DAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕăvaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- the {direct object} his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-va-DAV
- clause
va-ya-ha-ROG et-a-va-DAV ham-ma-KIM et-ha-ME-lekh a-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER kha-ze-KA ham-mam-la-KHA a-LAV va-ya-ha-ROG et-a-va-DAV ham-ma-KIM et-ha-ME-lekh a-VIV
Exegesis
A Hifil participle clause hamakim {הַמַּכִּים | ham·ma·ḵîm} ‘striking’ functions as a restrictive relative clause modifying avadav {עֲבָדָיו | ʻă·wā·ḏā·yw} ‘his servants’.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“servant, laborer”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:3
When the kingdom had become secure under him, he put to death the servants who had struck down the king, his father .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 25:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו (etavadav) 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.25.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.3.W7.S1) and character.