2 Samuel 14:21:32 Sam.14.21.W3TAB

אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב

elyoav

to Joab

Transliteration
el-yo-AV
Extended
ehl-yoh-AAV
IPA
/ʔɛl.joːˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
to Joab

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + יוֹ + אָ֔ב
el + yo + av
elyoav

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-yo-AV

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE

  3. 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 subject hamelech {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham-mé-leḵ} ‘the king’ frames the speaker, followed by the prepositional phrase el-yoav {אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב | ʾel-yō-’āḇ} ‘to Joab’.

In context2 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 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב (elyoav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.21.W3.S1) and character.