2 Samuel 13:33:122 Sam.13.33.W12TAB
לְבַדּ֖וֹ
levaddo
“alone, by himself”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-DO
- Extended
- leh-vahd-DOH
- IPA
- /ləvaðˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- alone, by himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vad-DO
- phraseyour reading level
ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO
- clause
ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
- 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
Finally, ki-im-Amnon levado met {כִּי־אִם־אַמְנֹן לְבַדּוֹ מֵת | kî ʼim ʼam-nôn lə-ḇaddō mēṯ} uses the limiting conjunction ki-im ‘for except’ and the prepositional phrase levado to emphasize solitary death.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, emotional center”
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 13:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:33, so the Hebrew word לְבַדּ֖וֹ (levaddo) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.33.W12.S1) and character.