2 Samuel 13:16:122 Sam.13.16.W12TAB
אָבָ֖ה
ava
“he was willing”
- Transliteration
- a-VA
- Extended
- aa-VAAH
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was willing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-VA
- clause
ve-LO a-VA lish-mo-A LA
- 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 conjunction wə·lō {וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō} links to the perfect ʾāvāh {אָבָ֖ה | ʾā·vā(h)} “was willing,” followed by the infinitive lišmōaʿ {לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ | liš·mō·ʿ} “to listen,” highlighting Amnon’s refusal and underscoring the moral tension between Tamar’s plea and his obstinacy.
Root and etymology
א־ב־ה
“to consent, be willing”
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 13:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:16, so the Hebrew word אָבָ֖ה (ava) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.16.W12.S1) and character.