2 Samuel 15:9:42 Sam.15.9.W4TAB
בְּשָׁל֑וֹם
beshalom
“in peace”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-LOM
- Extended
- beh-shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /bəʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
be-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
LEKH be-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH khev-ro-NA
Exegesis
The phrase lekh bᵊšālôm {לֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁלוֹם | lēḵ bᵊšālôm} ‘go in peace’ pairs an imperative with a prepositional benediction, constituting a farewell blessing.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-l-m
“completeness, peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:9
The king said to him, “Go with peace .” Then he rose and journeyed to Hebron.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:9, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׁל֑וֹם (beshalom) 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.9.W4.S1) and character.