2 Samuel 15:34:42 Sam.15.34.W4TAB

לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙

leavshalom

to Absalom

Transliteration
le-av-sha-LOM
Extended
leh-av-shah-LOHM
IPA
/ləʔavʃaːˈloːm/

Meaning by language

English
to Absalom

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אַבְ + שָׁ + לוֹם֙
le + av + sha + lom
leavshalom

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-av-sha-LOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-MAR-ta le-av-sha-LOM

  3. clause

    ve-im-ha-IR ta-SHUV ve-a-MAR-ta le-av-sha-LOM av-DE-kha a-NI ha-ME-lekh e-HE-ye E-ved a-VI-kha va-a-NI me-AZ ve-a-TA va-a-NI av-DE-kha

  4. sentence

    ve-im-ha-IR ta-SHUV ve-a-MAR-ta le-av-sha-LOM av-DE-kha a-NI ha-ME-lekh e-HE-ye E-ved a-VI-kha va-a-NI me-AZ ve-a-TA va-a-NI av-DE-kha ve-he-FAR-ta LI ET a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel

Root and etymology

Rootsh-l-m

completeness, peace

In context2 Samuel 15:34

But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, “I am your servant, O king; I was your father’s servant from then until now, and now I am your servant,” then you will frustrate for me the counsel of Ahithophel .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:34, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (leavshalom) 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.15.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.34.W4.S1) and character.