2 Samuel 13:4:182 Sam.13.4.W18TAB
אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
av-sha-LOM a-KHI
- clause
va-YO-mer LO am-NON et-ta-MAR a-KHOT av-sha-LOM a-KHI a-NI o-HEV
- 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
Amnon’s reply introduces the direct object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} before Tāmār {תָּמָ֗ר | Tāmār}, and the construct chain ’ăḥôt Aḇšālōm ’āḥî {אֲחוֹת אַבְשָׁלֹם אָחִי | ’ăḥôt ’Aḇšālōm ’āḥî} defines the familial relation.
In context — 2 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 13:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 13:4, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם (avshalom) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.4.W18.S1) and character.