2 Samuel 15:12:12 Sam.15.12.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM et-a-khi-TO-fel ha-gi-lo-NI yo-ETS da-VID me-i-RO mi-gi-LO be-zav-KHO et-ha-ze-va-KHIM
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM et-a-khi-TO-fel ha-gi-lo-NI yo-ETS da-VID me-i-RO mi-gi-LO be-zav-KHO et-ha-ze-va-KHIM va-ye-HI ha-KE-sher a-MITS ve-ha-AM ho-LEKH va-RAV et-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayyišlaḥ {וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | wayyišlaḥ} ‘and he sent’, marking a new action by Absalom.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥshin–lamed–chet
“to stretch out, send”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, counselor to David, from his city in Giloh, as he was offering the sacrifices; and the conspiracy became strong, and the people kept going with Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (vayishlakh) 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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.12.W1.S1) and character.