2 Samuel 15:14:102 Sam.15.14.W10TAB

פְלֵיטָ֖ה

peleita

escape

Transliteration
pe-lei-TA
Extended
peh-lee-TAA
IPA
/pəleːˈtˤaː/

Meaning by language

English
escape

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
פְ + לֵי + טָ֖ה
pe + lei + ta
peleita

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tett — emphatic
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    pe-lei-TA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM ma-ha-RU la-LE-khet pen-ye-ma-HER ve-his-si-GA-nu ve-hid-DI-akh a-LEI-nu et-ha-ra-A ve-hik-KA ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev

Exegesis

A negative prediction is formed by the clause ki lo tihyeh lanu peleitah {כִּי לֹא־תִהְיֶה־לָּנוּ פְּלֵיטָה | kî lō tiḥ-yêh lā-nū pel-lê-ṭā}, limiting the possibility of escape.

Root and etymology

p-l-tpe–lamed–tet

to escape

In context2 Samuel 15:14

And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he hasten and overtake us and bring upon us the disaster and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 15:14, so the Hebrew word פְלֵיטָ֖ה (peleita) 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.15.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.14.W10.S1) and character.