2 Samuel 14:32:32 Sam.14.32.W3TAB

אֶל־יוֹאָ֡ב

elyoav

to Joab

Transliteration
el-yo-AV
Extended
ehl-yoh-AAV
IPA
/ʔɛl.joːˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
to Joab

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + יוֹ + אָ֡ב
el + yo + av
elyoav

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-yo-AV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV

  3. 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

  4. 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 verbless clause tov lī ʿōḏ ʾanî-šām {טוֹב לִ֖י עֹד אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם | ṭōḇ lī ʿōḏ ʾanî-šām} conveys a counterfactual preference.

In context2 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 14:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יוֹאָ֡ב (elyoav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.32.W3.S1) and character.