2 Samuel 14:28:22 Sam.14.28.W2TAB
אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM bi-ru-sha-LIM she-na-TA-yim ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM bi-ru-sha-LIM she-na-TA-yim ya-MIM u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
Root and etymology
avav
“father of peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:28
And Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 14:28, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם (avshalom) 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.14.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.28.W2.S1) and character.