2 Samuel 13:39:52 Sam.13.39.W5TAB
אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
elavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- el-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ehl-av-sheh-LOHМ
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
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 | |
| 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
el-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM
- 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 context — 2 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 13:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (elavshalom) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W5.S1) and character.