2 Samuel 13:6:102 Sam.13.6.W10TAB
תָּֽבוֹא־נָ֞א
tavona
“please let come”
- Transliteration
- ta-VO-na
- Extended
- tah-VOH-NAH
- IPA
- /taːˈvoː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please let come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-VO-na
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
- sentence
va-yish-KAV am-NON va-yit-KHAL va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
Exegesis
Tāḇōʾ-nāʼ {תָּבוֹא־נָא | tāḇōʾ-nāʼ} combines the Qal imperfect with nāʼ as a polite entreaty.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:6
And Amnon lay down and made himself sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:6, so the Hebrew word תָּֽבוֹא־נָ֞א (tavona) 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.13.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.6.W10.S1) and character.