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

Result
לְ + אַבְ + שָׁ + לוֹם֙
le + av + sha + lom
leavshalom

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-av-sha-LOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM

  3. clause

    va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM she-lo-SHA va-NIM u-VAT a-KHAT u-she-MA ta-MAR

  4. 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 context2 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.