2 Samuel 13:28:72 Sam.13.28.W7TAB
כְּט֨וֹב
ketov
“when good”
- Transliteration
- ke-TOV
- Extended
- keh-TOHV
- IPA
- /kəˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- when good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ke-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN
- 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 prepositional-adjective ketov {כְּט֨וֹב | kə-ṯôḇ} joined with lev-amnon {לֵב־אַמְנ֤וֹן | lēḇ-ʾam-nōn} and bayayin {בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ | bə-yā-yîn} forms a temporal clause “when Amnon’s heart is glad with wine.”
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 13:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word כְּט֨וֹב (ketov) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W7.S1) and character.