2 Samuel 13:33:102 Sam.13.33.W10TAB
מֵ֑תוּ
metu
“have died”
- Transliteration
- ME-tu
- Extended
- MEE-too
- IPA
- /ˈmeːtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have died
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-tu
- clause
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu
- sentence
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
Exegesis
The sequence kol bnei hamelekh metu {כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵתוּ | kôl bǝ-nê ham-mé-leḵ mē-tû} is a content clause stating “all the king’s sons have died.”
Root and etymology
m-w-t
“to die, be dead”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:33
And now, let not my lord the king take the matter to heart to say, “All the king’s sons have died,” for only Amnon is dead alone .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:33, so the Hebrew word מֵ֑תוּ (metu) 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.13.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.33.W10.S1) and character.