2 Samuel 13:10:172 Sam.13.10.W17TAB
הֶחָֽדְרָה׃
hekhadera
“into the inner room or into the chamber”
- Transliteration
- he-KHA-de-ra
- Extended
- heh-KHAA-deh-rah
- IPA
- /hɛˈħaːðraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the inner room or into the chamber
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
he-KHA-de-ra
- clause
va-tik-KAKH ta-MAR et-hal-le-vi-VOT a-SHER a-sa-TA va-ta-VE le-am-NON a-KHI-ha he-KHA-de-ra
- sentence
va-YO-mer am-NON el-ta-MAR ha-vi-I ha-bir-YA ha-KHE-der ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DEKH va-tik-KAKH ta-MAR et-hal-le-vi-VOT a-SHER a-sa-TA va-ta-VE le-am-NON a-KHI-ha he-KHA-de-ra
Exegesis
Finally, the directional he in hechadra {הֶחָֽדְרָה | he-ḥā-ḏrā} indicates motion into the enclosed chamber. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s sequential momentum while providing clear narrative flow.
Root and etymology
ח־ד־ר
“enclosed room”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:10
And Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the dish into the room so that I may eat from your hand .” Then Tamar took the cakes that she had made and brought them to her brother Amnon in the room.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 13:10, so the Hebrew word הֶחָֽדְרָה׃ (hekhadera) 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 Sam.13.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.10.W17.S1) and character.