2 Samuel 14:27:22 Sam.14.27.W2TAB
לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
leavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- le-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM she-lo-SHA va-NIM u-VAT a-KHAT u-she-MA ta-MAR
- sentence
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM she-lo-SHA va-NIM u-VAT a-KHAT u-she-MA ta-MAR HI ha-ye-TA i-SHA ye-FAT mar-E
Exegesis
The indirect object phrase le-Avshalom {לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ | lə·’av·šā·lôm} ‘to Absalom’ specifies paternity.
Root and etymology
avav
“father of peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:27
Three sons and one daughter were born to Absalom . Her name was Tamar; she was a woman beautiful in appearance .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 14:27, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (leavshalom) 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.14.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.27.W2.S1) and character.