2 Samuel 13:18:92 Sam.13.18.W9TAB
מְעִילִ֑ים
meilim
“robes”
- Transliteration
- me-I-lim
- Extended
- meh-EE-leem
- IPA
- /məʕiːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- robes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-I-lim
- clause
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
- 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 plural meilim {מְעִילִ֑ים | mə-‘î-lîm} “outer garments” underscores variety.
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 13:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word מְעִילִ֑ים (meilim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W9.S1) and character.