2 Kings 15:10:62 Kgs.15.10.W6TAB

קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם

kavaleam

at Kaval-am

Transliteration
ka-VAL-e-AM
Extended
kaa-VAAL-eh-AAM
IPA
/qaːˈvaːl.ʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
at Kaval-am

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קָֽ + בָ + לְ + עָ֖ם
ka + val + e + am
kavaleam

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ka-VAL-e-AM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM

  3. clause

    va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU

  4. sentence

    va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV

Exegesis

The verb vayyakehu {וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ | wayyaqqêhû} “and he struck him” with kaval-am {קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם | qāḇāl-ʿām} understood by Qere as Ibleam conveys a public assault.

Root and etymology

ʿ-mayin–mem

people, nation

In context2 Kings 15:10

And Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him down at Ibleam, put him to death, and reigned in his place .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם (kavaleam) 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 Kgs.15.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.10.W6.S1) and character.