2 Samuel 14:33:152 Sam.14.33.W15TAB
וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק
vayishsak
“and he kissed”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-SAK
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-SHAK
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʃaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he kissed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-SAK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh le-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
Agency shifts in vayyishšāq {וַיִּשַּׁק | váyyişšāq} “and he kissed” when the king acts, concluding the scene with affectionate recognition.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–shin–qoph
“to kiss”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:33
So Joab came to the king and told him; then he called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed himself with his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:33:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק (vayishsak) 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.14.33.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.33.W15.S1) and character.