2 Samuel 13:4:122 Sam.13.4.W12TAB

לִ֑י

li

to me

Transliteration
LI
Extended
LEE
IPA
/ˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    LI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ta-GID LI

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer LO mad-DU-a a-TA ka-KHA DAL ben-ha-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker ba-BO-ker ha-LO ta-GID LI

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer LO mad-DU-a a-TA ka-KHA DAL ben-ha-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker ba-BO-ker ha-LO ta-GID LI va-YO-mer LO am-NON et-ta-MAR a-KHOT av-sha-LOM a-KHI a-NI o-HEV

Exegesis

The Hiphil taggîḏ {תַּגִּ֣יד | taggîḏ} invites a confession, followed by the pronominal suffix lī {לִ֑י | lī}.

In context2 Samuel 13:4

And he said to him, "Why are you so weak , O son of the king, morning after morning ? Will you not tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother."

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:4, so the Hebrew word לִ֑י (li) 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.13.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.4.W12.S1) and character.