2 Samuel 14:23:42 Sam.14.23.W4TAB
גְּשׁ֑וּרָה
geshura
“to Geshur”
- Transliteration
- ge-shu-RA
- Extended
- geh-shoo-RAA
- IPA
- /ɡəʃuːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Geshur
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ge-shu-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH ge-shu-RA
- clause
va-ya-KAM yo-AV va-ye-LEKH ge-shu-RA
- sentence
va-ya-KAM yo-AV va-ye-LEKH ge-shu-RA va-ya-VE et-av-sha-LOM ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Root and etymology
g-sh-rGimel–Shin–Resh
“borderland region”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:23
Then Joab arose and went to Geshur , and he brought Absalom to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 14:23, so the Hebrew word גְּשׁ֑וּרָה (geshura) 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.14.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.23.W4.S1) and character.