2 Samuel 15:12:52 Sam.15.12.W5TAB
יוֹעֵ֣ץ
yoets
“counselor”
- Transliteration
- yo-ETS
- Extended
- yoh-EETS
- IPA
- /joːˈʕeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- counselor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-ETS
- phraseyour reading level
yo-ETS da-VID
- 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 construct chain yōʿēṣ dāwîḏ {יוֹעֵץ דָּוִד | yôʿēṣ dāwîḏ} ‘counselor to David’ establishes Ahithophel’s role.
Root and etymology
y-ʿ-ṣyod–ayin–tsade
“to advise, counsel”
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 15:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word יוֹעֵ֣ץ (yoets) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.12.W5.S1) and character.