2 Samuel 15:12:92 Sam.15.12.W9TAB
בְּזָבְח֖וֹ
bezavkho
“when he was sacrificing”
- Transliteration
- be-zav-KHO
- Extended
- beh-zahv-KHOO
- IPA
- /bəzɔvˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he was sacrificing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-zav-KHO
- 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 circumstantial clause be-zāvḥô {בְּזָבְחוֹ | bə-zāvḥô} ‘as he was offering’ uses a preposition + infinitive construct with suffix to indicate simultaneous ritual activity.
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 15:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word בְּזָבְח֖וֹ (bezavkho) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.12.W9.S1) and character.