2 Samuel 13:19:52 Sam.13.19.W5TAB
וּכְתֹ֧נֶת
ukhetonet
“and the tunic”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-TO-net
- Extended
- oo-kheh-TOH-neht
- IPA
- /uχăˈtoː.nɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the tunic
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-khe-TO-net
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-TO-net ha-pas-SIM
- clause
va-tik-KHAKH ta-MAR E-fer al-RO-sha u-khe-TO-net ha-pas-SIM a-SHER a-LE-ha ka-RA-a
- sentence
va-tik-KHAKH ta-MAR E-fer al-RO-sha u-khe-TO-net ha-pas-SIM a-SHER a-LE-ha ka-RA-a va-ta-SEM ya-DA al-RO-sha va-TE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-za-a-KA
Exegesis
The noun construct ketonet happasim {כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים | ke-ṯō-neṯ ha-pā-ssiym} ‘tunic of stripes’ emphasizes the garment’s distinctive status and its subsequent qārāʾāh {קָרָ֑עָה | qā-rā-ʾāh} ‘she tore’ portrays the decisive act of protest.
Root and etymology
Rootk-t-n
“tunic, garment”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:19
Then Tamar took ashes and placed them on her head, and she tore the tunic-of-stripes that was on her; then she put her hand on her head and went away, walking and crying out.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:19, so the Hebrew word וּכְתֹ֧נֶת (ukhetonet) 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.13.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.19.W5.S1) and character.