2 Samuel 13:37:12 Sam.13.37.W1TAB
וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם
veavshalom
“and Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /vəʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-YE-lekh el-tal-MAI ben-e-mi-khoD a-mi-HUD ME-lekh ge-SHUR
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-YE-lekh el-tal-MAI ben-e-mi-khoD a-mi-HUD ME-lekh ge-SHUR va-yit-a-BEL al-be-NO kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The first clause begins with ve-Avshalom {וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם | wə-ʾav-šā-lōm} ‘and Absalom’ plus barach {בָּרַ֔ח | bā-raḥ} ‘fled’ (Qal perfect), followed by vayelekh {וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ | way-ye-leḵ} ‘and he went’ (Qal imperfect with vav consecutive), establishing sequence.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:37
And Absalom fled and went to Talmai, the son of Amihud, king of Geshur; and David mourned for his son all the days.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:37, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם (veavshalom) 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.13.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.37.W1.S1) and character.