2 Samuel 13:23:102 Sam.13.23.W10TAB
עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִם
imefrayim
“near Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- im-e-fra-YIM
- Extended
- ihm-eh-frah-YIHM
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- near Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-e-fra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER im-e-fra-YIM
- clause
va-ye-HI li-she-NA-ta-yim ya-MIM va-yih-YU go-ze-ZIM le-av-sha-LOM be-VA-al kha-TSOR a-SHER im-e-fra-YIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-she-NA-ta-yim ya-MIM va-yih-YU go-ze-ZIM le-av-sha-LOM be-VA-al kha-TSOR a-SHER im-e-fra-YIM va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ăšer} ‘which’ with ʿim eprayyim {עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ʿim eprayyim} ‘with Ephraim’ specifies proximity.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-p-r
“ashes”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:23
And it came to pass after two full years that there were shearers for Absalom at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:23, so the Hebrew word עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִם (imefrayim) 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.13.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.23.W10.S1) and character.