2 Samuel 13:17:32 Sam.13.17.W3TAB
מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ
meshareto
“his attendant or servant”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-re-TO
- Extended
- meh-shaa-reh-TOH
- IPA
- /məʃaːrăˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his attendant or servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-re-TO
- clause
va-yik-RA et-na-a-RO me-sha-re-TO va-yo-MER shil-khu-NA et-ZOT me-a-LAI ha-KHU-tsa
- sentence
va-yik-RA et-na-a-RO me-sha-re-TO va-yo-MER shil-khu-NA et-ZOT me-a-LAI ha-KHU-tsa u-ne-OL ha-DE-let a-kha-re-HA
Exegesis
The construct chain nāʿārô mēšārtô {נַעֲרוֹ מְשָׁרְתוֹ} ‘his young man, his servant’ emphasizes the attendant’s dual status.
Root and etymology
Rootš-r-t
“servant, attendant”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:17
Then he called his young servant and said, “Please send this woman away from me outside and bolt the door after her.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:17, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ (meshareto) 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.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.17.W3.S1) and character.