2 Samuel 13:18:122 Sam.13.18.W12TAB

מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙

meshareto

“his attendant”

Transliteration: me-sha-re-TO
Extended: meh-shah-reh-TOH
IPA: /məʃaːrˈtoː/

Meaning by language

English: his attendant

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מְ + שָֽׁ + רְ + תוֹ֙

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me + sha + re + to

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meshareto

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
me-sha-re-TO
phraseyour reading level
va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO
clause
va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO ha-KHUTS ve-na-AL had-DE-let a-kha-re-HA
sentence
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO ha-KHUTS ve-na-AL had-DE-let a-kha-re-HA

Exegesis

The sequential vav-consecutive verbs wayyotse and venal {וַיֹּצֵ֨א … וְנָעַ֥ל | way-yō-ṣé … wə-nā-‘al} maintain narrative momentum, with mesharto {מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ | mə-šā-rə-tō} as subject and the door phrase haddelet achareha {הַדֶּ֖לֶת אַחֲרֶיהָ | ha-dé-let a-ḥă-rê-hā} marking resultant closure.

Root and etymology

Rootš-r-t

“servant, attendant”

In context — 2 Samuel 13:18

She wore a long, ornamented robe, for thus the virgin daughters of the king were accustomed to wear such robes. Then his servant brought her outside and bolted the door behind her.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ (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.13.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W12.S1) and character.

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