2 Samuel 16:13:122 Sam.16.13.W12TAB
וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל
vayesakkel
“and he stoned”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-sak-KEL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-sahk-KEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jəqalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he stoned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-sak-KEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM
- clause
ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-da-REKH ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
Exegesis
The paired Piel imperfects vayekallel {וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל | vayyəqallēl} “and he was cursing” and vayesakkel {וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל | vayyəsāqqēl} “and he was throwing stones” intensify Shimei’s hostility. The English translation preserves Hebrew word order and aspectual nuance, conveying simultaneous, ongoing action.
Root and etymology
s-k-lsamekh–qoph–lamed
“to stone or pelt”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:13
And David and his men went on the road, and Shimei was going on the side of the hill opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dust .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל (vayesakkel) 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.16.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.13.W12.S1) and character.