2 Samuel 13:39:42 Sam.13.39.W4TAB

לָצֵ֖את

latset

to go out

Transliteration
la-TSET
Extended
laa-TSEET
IPA
/laːˈtseːʔt/

Meaning by language

English
to go out

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לָ + צֵ֖את
la + tset
latset

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-TSET

  2. clause

    va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM

  3. sentence

    va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET

Exegesis

The infinitive construct latze’et {לָצֵ֖את | lā-ṣê-ʾêṯ} ‘to go out’ serves as a purpose complement, linked to the destination phrase el-Abshalom {אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם | ʾel-ʾav-ša-lōm}.

In context2 Samuel 13:39

And King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word לָצֵ֖את (latset) 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.13.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W4.S1) and character.