2 Samuel 15:36:52 Sam.15.36.W5TAB
אֲחִימַ֣עַץ
akhimaats
“Ahimaaz”
- Transliteration
- a-khi-MA-ats
- Extended
- ah-khih-MA-ahts
- IPA
- /ʔăħiːmaˈʕats/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahimaaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khi-MA-ats
- phraseyour reading level
a-khi-MA-ats le-tsa-DOK
- clause
hi-NE-SHAM i-MAM she-NEI ve-NEI-hem a-khi-MA-ats le-tsa-DOK vi-yo-NA-tan le-ev-ya-TAR
- sentence
hi-NE-SHAM i-MAM she-NEI ve-NEI-hem a-khi-MA-ats le-tsa-DOK vi-yo-NA-tan le-ev-ya-TAR u-she-lakh-TEM be-ya-DAM e-LAI kal-da-VAR a-SHER tish-me-U
Exegesis
The names aḥîmāʿaṣ {אֲחִימַעַץ | ʾăḥîmāʿaṣ} and yĕhōnāṯān {יְהוֹנָתָן | yĕhōnāṯān} are each linked by lə-ṣādōq and lə-ʾivyāṯār to indicate ‘son of’ relationships.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-y-h
“to live, be alive”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:36
Behold , there with them are their two sons, Ahimaaz for Zadok and Jonathan for Abiathar. And you shall send to me by their hand every word that you hear.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 15:36, so the Hebrew word אֲחִימַ֣עַץ (akhimaats) 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.15.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.36.W5.S1) and character.