2 Samuel 14:29:82 Sam.14.29.W8TAB
אָבָ֖ה
ava
“he was willing”
- Transliteration
- a-VA
- Extended
- aa-VAA
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was willing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-VA
- clause
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO
Exegesis
The concessive particle velo {וְלֹא | wə·lō} ‘and not’ introduces avah {אָבָה | ’ā·wāh} ‘he was willing’ with the infinitive lavo {לָבוֹא | lā·ḇō} ‘to come’, indicating Joab’s refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–he
“to be willing, consent”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:29
Absalom sent Joab to the king , but Joab was unwilling to come to him. Absalom sent again , but Joab was unwilling to come.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 14:29, so the Hebrew word אָבָ֖ה (ava) 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.14.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.29.W8.S1) and character.