2 Samuel 14:25:12 Sam.14.25.W1TAB
וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם
ukheavshalom
“and like Absalom or and as for Absalom”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- oo-kheh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /uχăʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and like Absalom or and as for Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
u-khe-av-sha-LOM
- clause
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD
- sentence
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD mi-KAF rag-LO ve-AD kad-ke-DO lo-ha-YA VO MUM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the comparative marker u-khe-avshalom {וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם | û-kə-ʼăḇ-šāl-ôm} establishing Absalom as the standard of comparison.
Root and etymology
avav
“father of peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:25
Now in all Israel there was no man to be praised so highly for his appearance as Absalom ; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no flaw found in him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם (ukheavshalom) 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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.25.W1.S1) and character.