2 Samuel 13:28:32 Sam.13.28.W3TAB
אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו
etnearav
“his young men”
- Transliteration
- et-ne-a-RAV
- Extended
- eht-neh-ah-RAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.nəʕaːˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his young men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ne-a-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV
- clause
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
- 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 direct object et-ne’arav {אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו | ʾet-nə-ʿā-rāyv} identifies his young men.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ayin–resh
“youth, servant”
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 13:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו (etnearav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W3.S1) and character.