2 Samuel 14:21:112 Sam.14.21.W11TAB
אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
etavshalom
“{direct object} Absalom”
- Transliteration
- et-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- eht-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-av-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The repeated direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} before hanaar {הַנַּעַר | ha-nă-‘ar} ‘the young man’ and avshalom {אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם | ’aḇ-šā-lōm} underscores definiteness, which is mirrored in English by definite articles. The order of interjection and commands preserves the Hebrew immediacy and hierarchy of speech.
Root and etymology
avav
“father of peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:21
Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now , I have done this thing . Go, restore the young man Absalom.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (etavshalom) 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.14.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.21.W11.S1) and character.