2 Samuel 14:33:172 Sam.14.33.W17TAB
לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
leavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- le-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-sha-LOM
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–shin–lamed–mem
“father of peace”
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 14:33:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (leavshalom) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.33.W17.S1) and character.