2 Samuel 13:16:102 Sam.13.16.W10TAB
לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי
leshalkheni
“to send me away”
- Transliteration
- le-shal-KHE-ni
- Extended
- leh-shahl-KHEE-nee
- IPA
- /ləʃal.leˈħeː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to send me away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-shal-KHE-ni
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-o-DOT ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT me-a-KHE-ret a-sher-a-SI-ta im-MI le-shal-KHE-ni
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-o-DOT ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT me-a-KHE-ret a-sher-a-SI-ta im-MI le-shal-KHE-ni ve-LO a-VA lish-mo-A LA
Exegesis
The infinitive ləšallēḥênî {לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי | lə·šall·ḥê·nî} “to send me away” specifies the act of expulsion.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ח
“to send”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:16
And she said to him, “No, do not speak of this great wrong , for the wrong of sending me away is greater than that which you have done to me.” But he refused to listen to her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:16, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי (leshalkheni) 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.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.16.W10.S1) and character.