2 Samuel 13:7:32 Sam.13.7.W3TAB
אֶל־תָּמָ֖ר
eltamar
“to Tamar”
- Transliteration
- el-ta-MAR
- Extended
- ehl-taa-MAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.taːˈmaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Tamar
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ta-MAR
- clause
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
Exegesis
The direct object tāmār {תָּמָ֖ר | tāmār} names the recipient, with habbāytā {הַבַּ֣יְתָה | habbāytā} indicating her location via the directive he suffix.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:7
And David sent to Tamar at the house, saying, “Go, please, to the house of Amnon your brother, and prepare the food for him.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תָּמָ֖ר (eltamar) 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.13.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W3.S1) and character.