2 Samuel 14:11:122 Sam.14.11.W12TAB
יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ
yashmidu
“they will annihilate”
- Transliteration
- yash-mi-DU
- Extended
- yahsh-mih-DOO
- IPA
- /jaʃmiˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will annihilate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yash-mi-DU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yash-mi-DU
- clause
va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI
- sentence
va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI va-YO-mer KHAI-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT be-NE-kh AR-tse
Exegesis
The negative velo yashmidu {וְלֹ֥א יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ | wə-lōʾ yaš-mî-du} emphasizes complete non-annihilation of beni {בְּנִ֑י | bĕ-nî}.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:11
She said, “Let the king now remember the LORD your God , so that the avenger may not multiply to destroy my son.” And he said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ (yashmidu) 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.14.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.11.W12.S1) and character.