2 Samuel 14:32:252 Sam.14.32.W25TAB
וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י
veimyeshbi
“and if there is in me”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-yesh-BI
- Extended
- veh-ihm-yehsh-BEE
- IPA
- /vəʔim.jeʃˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if there is in me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-yesh-BI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON
- clause
ve-a-TA e-re-E pe-NE ha-ME-lekh ve-im-yesh-BI a-VON ve-he-mi-TA-ni
- 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 conditional ve-im-yesh-bi {וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י | wə-ʾim yēš-bî} introduces avon {עָוֺ֖ן | ʿā-wôn} ‘guilt’, and the Hiphil imperfect ve-hemita-ni {וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי | wə-hə-mi-ṭā-nî} ‘let him put me to death’ delegates judgment to the king, completing the petition.
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 14:32:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of 2 Samuel 14:32, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י (veimyeshbi) 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.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.32.W25.S1) and character.