2 Samuel 16:13:72 Sam.16.13.W7TAB
בְּצֵ֨לַע
betsela
“on the side”
- Transliteration
- be-TSE-la
- Extended
- beh-TSEH-lah
- IPA
- /hoːˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the side
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
be-TSE-la
- phraseyour reading level
ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR
- 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 prepositional phrase betse’la ha-har {בְּצֵ֨לַע הָהָ֜ר | bə-ṣêlaʿ hā-hār} “on the side of the hill” establishes spatial relation, and le-ummato {לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ | ləʿummāṯō} “opposite him” underscores confrontation.
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 16:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word בְּצֵ֨לַע (betsela) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.13.W7.S1) and character.