2 Samuel 16:11:162 Sam.16.11.W16TAB
וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל
vikallel
“and let him curse”
- Transliteration
- vi-kal-LEL
- Extended
- vih-kahl-LEEL
- IPA
- /vi.qalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let him curse
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
vi-kal-LEL
- clause
ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hifil imperative hanichu {הַנִּיחוּ | han-nī-ḥū} ‘let alone’ and the Qal imperfect jussive viyekallel {וִיקַלֵּל | wi-yaq-qā-lel} ‘let him curse’ express permissive commands.
Root and etymology
q-l-l
“to curse, speak evil”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “Behold, my son who came forth from my own body is seeking my life; how much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל (vikallel) 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.16.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.11.W16.S1) and character.