2 Samuel 15:13:92 Sam.15.13.W9TAB
אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
- clause
HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The resulting clause centers on ʾAvšālōm {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾav·šā·lōm} as the focus of allegiance. The formal translation mirrors Hebrew word order to highlight the shift in political loyalty, while the dynamic translation adapts “heart of a man of Israel” to “people of Israel” for idiomatic clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-l-m
“completeness, peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:13
And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (avshalom) 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.15.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W9.S1) and character.