2 Samuel 13:26:22 Sam.13.26.W2TAB
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-LEKH i-MA-kh
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive verb marking direct speech, followed by Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ʾAvšālôm} as the speaker.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:26
And Absalom said, “If not, please let Amnon my brother go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 13:26, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם (avshalom) 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.13.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.26.W2.S1) and character.