2 Samuel 14:12:22 Sam.14.12.W2TAB
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה
haisha
“the woman”
- Transliteration
- ha-i-SHA
- Extended
- haa-ih-SHAH
- IPA
- /haː.ʔiʃˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-i-SHA
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-YO-mer da-BE-ri
Exegesis
The verse opens with vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wa-tō-mer} ‘and she said,’ marking the start of direct speech by haishah {הָאִשָּׁה | hā-ʾiš-šāh}.
Root and etymology
Root’-sh
“fire”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:12
And the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה (haisha) 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.14.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.12.W2.S1) and character.