2 Samuel 13:18:152 Sam.13.18.W15TAB
הַדֶּ֖לֶת
haddelet
“the door”
- Transliteration
- had-DE-let
- Extended
- hahd-DEH-leht
- IPA
- /hadˈdɛlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the door
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
had-DE-let
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-AL had-DE-let
- 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
ד־ל־ל
“to be weak”
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 13:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word הַדֶּ֖לֶת (haddelet) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W15.S1) and character.