2 Samuel 16:15:72 Sam.16.15.W7TAB
וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל
vaakhitofel
“and Ahithophel”
- Transliteration
- va-a-khi-TO-fel
- Extended
- vah-ah-khih-TOH-fehl
- IPA
- /vaʔă.ħiːˈtˤoː.fɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ahithophel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-khi-TO-fel
- clause
va-a-khi-TO-fel i-TO
- 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 final coordinate waachitophel itto {וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל אִתּֽוֹ | wa-ʾă-ḥî-tō-p̄ēl ʾit-tô} ‘and Ahithophel with him’ highlights his close alliance by placing the prepositional phrase at the end of the clause.
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 16:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל (vaakhitofel) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.15.W7.S1) and character.