2 Samuel 14:20:22 Sam.14.20.W2TAB
סַבֵּב֙
sabev
“to turn about”
- Transliteration
- sa-BEV
- Extended
- sah-BEEV
- IPA
- /sabˈbeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to turn about
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
sa-BEV
- phraseyour reading level
le-va-a-VUR sa-BEV
- clause
le-va-a-VUR sa-BEV et-pe-NE ha-da-VAR a-SA av-de-KHA yo-AV et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
le-va-a-VUR sa-BEV et-pe-NE ha-da-VAR a-SA av-de-KHA yo-AV et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-do-NI kha-KHAM ke-khokh-MAT mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM la-da-AT et-kal-a-SHER ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with a purpose clause introduced by sabbebev penei ha-davar {סַבֵּב אֶת־פְּנֵי הַדָּבָר | sabbēb ‘to change direction’} governed by le-ba'avur {לְבַעֲבוּר | lə-va-‘ă-vur ‘for the sake of’}, framing Joab’s motive.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:20
For the sake of turning the course of this matter, your servant Joab did this thing. And my lord is wise, like the wisdom of an angel of God , to know all that is in the land .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 14:20, so the Hebrew word סַבֵּב֙ (sabev) 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.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.20.W2.S1) and character.