2 Samuel 15:12:102 Sam.15.12.W10TAB
אֶת־הַזְּבָחִ֑ים
ethazevakhim
“the sacrifices”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ze-va-KHIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-zeh-vah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haz.zəvaːˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sacrifices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ze-va-KHIM
- 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
Root and etymology
z-v-ḥzayin–bet–chet
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
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 15:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַזְּבָחִ֑ים (ethazevakhim) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.12.W10.S1) and character.