2 Samuel 14:23:62 Sam.14.23.W6TAB
אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם
etavshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- et-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- eht-avh-shah-LOH M
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔavʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VE et-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-ya-VE et-av-sha-LOM ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-KAM yo-AV va-ye-LEKH ge-shu-RA va-ya-VE et-av-sha-LOM ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} before Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ʾav-šā-lōm} highlights him as the focus of the transfer, while the absence of a preposition before Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ | yĕ-rū-šā-lā-yim} signals a destination complement. The directional heh on Geshurah frames the geographic movement, and the triadic verb structure emphasizes Joab’s determined mission to restore Absalom to the royal city.
Root and etymology
avav
“father of peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:23
Then Joab arose and went to Geshur , and he brought Absalom to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 14:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (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.14.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.23.W6.S1) and character.