2 Samuel 13:15:132 Sam.13.15.W13TAB
אֲהֵבָ֑הּ
aheva
“he loved her”
- Transliteration
- a-he-VA
- Extended
- ah-heh-VAA
- IPA
- /ʔăheːˈvaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- he loved her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-he-VA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-he-VA
- clause
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA
- sentence
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
Exegesis
The juxtaposition of sin’ah {שִׂנְאָה | sinʾāh} ‘hatred’ with ahavah {אַהֲבָה | ʾahəvāh} ‘love’ forms a chiastic parallel that highlights the reversal from affection to animosity.
Root and etymology
aleph-heh-betʾ-h-b
“to love, desire”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred , for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֲהֵבָ֑הּ (aheva) 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.13.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.15.W13.S1) and character.