2 Samuel 13:38:12 Sam.13.38.W1TAB
וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם
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 ge-SHUR
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-ye-LEKH ge-SHUR va-ye-HI-SHAM sha-LOSH sha-NIM
Exegesis
The initial vav in veAvshalom {וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם | wə-ʾăḇ-šā-lōm} ‘and Absalom’ introduces the subject before the Qal perfect barach {בָּרַ֖ח | bā-raḥ} ‘fled.’
In context — 2 Samuel 13:38
And Absalom fled and went to Geshur and he remained there for three years .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:38, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם (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.13.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.38.W1.S1) and character.