2 Samuel 15:37:22 Sam.15.37.W2TAB
חוּשַׁ֛י
khushai
“Hushai”
- Transliteration
- khu-SHAI
- Extended
- khoo-SHAI
- IPA
- /ħuˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hushai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
khu-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI
- clause
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The construct chain Khushai reʿeh David {חוּשַׁ֛י רֵעֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד | ḥûšay rêʿê Dāwîḏ} establishes Hushai’s role as David’s companion.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:37
And Hushai, David’s companion , came to the city, and Absalom also entered Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 15:37, so the Hebrew word חוּשַׁ֛י (khushai) 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.15.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.37.W2.S1) and character.