2 Samuel 16:10:92 Sam.16.10.W9TAB
יְקַלֵּ֗ל
yekalel
“he curses”
- Transliteration
- ye-ka-LEL
- Extended
- yeh-kah-LEEL
- IPA
- /jәqalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he curses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ka-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
KI KO ye-ka-LEL
- clause
KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for,’ intensified by the demonstrative koh {כֹּה | kōh} ‘thus,’ leads into the Piel imperfect yekallel {יְקַלֵּ֗ל | yə-ḵal-lēl} ‘he curses.’
Root and etymology
q-l-lqof–lamed–lamed
“to curse, revile”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse , because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word יְקַלֵּ֗ל (yekalel) 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.16.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.10.W9.S1) and character.