2 Samuel 13:12:102 Sam.13.12.W10TAB
אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה
ethanevala
“this disgrace”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-va-LA
- Extended
- eht-hah-neh-vah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.han.nəvaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this disgrace
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ne-va-LA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- clause
al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
Finally, the prohibition al-ta‘aseh {אַל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה | al-ta-‘ă-seh} with et-hanevalah {אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה | ’et-hanne-vā-lā} (“this disgrace”) climaxes the verse, emphasizing both personal distress and national moral norms.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–lamed
“disgrace”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה (ethanevala) 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.13.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W10.S1) and character.