2 Samuel 16:15:12 Sam.16.15.W1TAB
וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם
veavshalom
“and Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /vəʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ve-av-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-a-khi-TO-fel i-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with veavshalom {וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם | wə-ʾav-šā-lōm} ‘and Absalom’ followed by the distributive phrase vekhol haam ish yisrael {וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | wə-ḵol hā-ʿām ʾîš yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘and all the people, every man of Israel’ to emphasize the extent of his national support.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:15
And Absalom and all the people of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם (veavshalom) 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.16.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.15.W1.S1) and character.