2 Samuel 14:32:152 Sam.14.32.W15TAB
בָּ֙אתִי֙
bati
“have I come”
- Transliteration
- ba-TI
- Extended
- baa-TIH
- IPA
- /baːˈʔtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have I come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ba-TI
- phraseyour reading level
la-MA ba-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV hi-NE sha-lakh-TI e-LE-kha le-MOR BO HE-na ve-esh-le-KHA o-te-KHA el-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR la-MA ba-TI mig-ge-SHUR TOV LI OD a-NI-SHAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV hi-NE sha-lakh-TI e-LE-kha le-MOR BO HE-na ve-esh-le-KHA o-te-KHA el-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR la-MA ba-TI mig-ge-SHUR TOV LI OD a-NI-SHAM ve-a-TA e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni
Exegesis
The question lammah bā’ati mi-geshur {לָמָּה בָּ֙אתִי֙ מִגְּשׁ֔וּר | lā-māh bā-ʾtî mi-ge-šūr} ‘Why did I come from Geshur?’ combines an interrogative with a perfect verb and locative phrase.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:32
And Absalom said to Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here so I may send you to the king to say, “Why did I come from Geshur? It would have been better for me to still be there.” Now then, let me see the king’s face and, if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:32:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 14:32, so the Hebrew word בָּ֙אתִי֙ (bati) 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.14.32.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.32.W15.S1) and character.