2 Samuel 13:8:42 Sam.13.8.W4TAB
אַמְנ֥וֹן
amnon
“Amnon”
- Transliteration
- am-NON
- Extended
- ahm-NOHN
- IPA
- /ʔamˈnoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amnon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
am-NON
- phraseyour reading level
am-NON a-KHI-ha
- clause
va-te-LEKH ta-MAR BET am-NON a-KHI-ha ve-HU sho-KHEV
- sentence
va-te-LEKH ta-MAR BET am-NON a-KHI-ha ve-HU sho-KHEV va-tik-KAKH et-ha-ba-TSEK ve-ta-losh va-ta-LASH va-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI-v va-te-va-SHEL et-ha-le-vi-VOT
Exegesis
The construct sequence beit Amnon achiha {בֵּ֛ית אַמְנ֥וֹן אָחִ֖יהָ | bêṯ ām-nôn ʾā-ḥî-hā} ‘house of Amnon her brother’ marks possession, while the participle shochev {שֹׁכֵ֑ב | šō-ḵē-ḇ} ‘lying down’ describes Amnon’s posture.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:8
Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon while he was lying down. She took the dough , kneaded it, shaped it into cakes before his eyes, and cooked them.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:8, so the Hebrew word אַמְנ֥וֹן (amnon) 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.13.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.8.W4.S1) and character.