2 Samuel 13:37:42 Sam.13.37.W4TAB
אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י
eltalmai
“to Talmai”
- Transliteration
- el-tal-MAI
- Extended
- ehl-tahl-MAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.talˈmaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Talmai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-tal-MAI
- phraseyour reading level
el-tal-MAI ben-e-mi-khoD a-mi-HUD
- 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
Destination is marked by el-Talmai {אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י | ʾel-tal-ma-y} ‘to Talmai’, further specified through the construct ben-Amihud {בֶּן־עַמִּיהוּד | ben-ʿam-mi-hud} ‘son of Amihud’ and the title melech Geshur {מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר | me-leḵ ge-šur} ‘king of Geshur’, illustrating Hebrew genitival chains for lineage and authority.
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 13:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:37, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י (eltalmai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.37.W4.S1) and character.