2 Samuel 13:34:22 Sam.13.34.W2TAB
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yiv-RAKH av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yiv-RAKH av-sha-LOM va-yis-SA ha-NA-ar ha-tso-FE et-e-NA-v e-NA-v va-yar-E ve-hin-NE am-RAV hol-KHIM mid-DE-rekh a-kha-RAV mits-TSAD ha-HAR
Exegesis
The proper name Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם | ’Av-šalom} identifies the subject.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:34
And Absalom fled. The young watchman lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, many people were coming by the road behind him, along the side of the hill .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 13:34, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (avshalom) 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.13.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.34.W2.S1) and character.