2 Samuel 13:28:172 Sam.13.28.W17TAB
הֲל֗וֹא
halo
“is it not so”
- Transliteration
- ha-lo
- Extended
- hah-loh
- IPA
- /hăloˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it not so
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-lo
- clause
ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
Exegesis
The jussive al-tirau {אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ | ʾal-tî-rāʾû} prohibits fear, while the interrogative halo {הֲל֗וֹא | hə-lōʾ} and justification clause ki anokhi tsiviti {כִּי אָנֹכִי צִוִּיתִ֣י | kî ʾā-nō-ḵî ṣîw-wî-tî} underscore Absalom’s authority.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:28
And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Observe now when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant men .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:28:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word הֲל֗וֹא (halo) 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.13.28.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W17.S1) and character.