2 Samuel 13:24:112 Sam.13.24.W11TAB
עִם־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
imavdekha
“with your servant”
- Transliteration
- im-av-DE-kha
- Extended
- ihm-ahv-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʕavˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with your servant
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-av-DE-kha
- clause
ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain in leavdeka {לְעַבְדְּךָ | le-ʿavdekā} and its repetition in avdeka {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿavdekā} underscore Absalom’s humility.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dAyin–Bet–Dalet
“to serve”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word עִם־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (imavdekha) 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.13.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W11.S1) and character.