2 Samuel 13:14:42 Sam.13.14.W4TAB
בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ
bekola
“to her voice”
- Transliteration
- be-ko-LA
- Extended
- beh-koh-LAA
- IPA
- /bəqoˈlaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her voice
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
be-ko-LA
- phraseyour reading level
li-she-MO-a be-ko-LA
- clause
ve-LO a-VA li-she-MO-a be-ko-LA
- sentence
ve-LO a-VA li-she-MO-a be-ko-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK mi-me-NA va-ye-a-NE va-yish-KAV o-TA
Exegesis
The infinitive lišmōaʿ {לִשְׁמֹעַ | li-šmō-ʿa} ‘to listen’ is governed by avah and specified by be-qōlāh {בְּקוֹלָהּ | bə-qō-lāh} ‘in her voice’, highlighting the personal appeal.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:14
But he was not willing to listen to her voice, and he overpowered her and afflicted her and lay with her .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ (bekola) 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.13.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.14.W4.S1) and character.