2 Samuel 15:4:112 Sam.15.4.W11TAB
וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃
vehitsdaktiv
“and I would declare him right”
- Transliteration
- ve-hits-dak-TIV
- Extended
- veh-hihts-dahk-TEEV
- IPA
- /vəhits.daqˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I would declare him right
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hits-dak-TIV
- clause
ve-a-LAI ya-VO kal-ISH a-she-re-yih-ye-LO-RIV u-mish-PAT ve-hits-dak-TIV
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM mi-ye-si-ME-ni sho-FET ba-A-rets ve-a-LAI ya-VO kal-ISH a-she-re-yih-ye-LO-RIV u-mish-PAT ve-hits-dak-TIV
Exegesis
The coordinate û-miš-pāṭ {וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט | û-miš-pāṭ} ‘and a case’ parallels riv, and the resultative wə-hiṣ-daqqtîw {וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו | wə-hiṣ-daqqtîw} ‘and I would justify him’ expresses the judicial outcome. The translation preserves the Hebrew word order and highlights Absalom’s ambition for judicial authority.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־ק
“to be just”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:4
And Absalom said, “Who will make me judge in the land, that every man who has a dispute or a case might come to me, and I would declare him right.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 15:4, so the Hebrew word וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ (vehitsdaktiv) 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.15.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.4.W11.S1) and character.