2 Samuel 15:37:62 Sam.15.37.W6TAB
וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם
veavshalom
“and Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /vəʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-av-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
yā·ḇōʾ) show simultaneous arrival, and the conjunction in veAvshalom {וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם | wə·ʾaḇ·šālôm} ‘and Absalom’ ties the two movements into a single cohesive narrative flow.
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 15:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 15:37, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (veavshalom) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.37.W6.S1) and character.