2 Samuel 16:17:32 Sam.16.17.W3TAB
אֶל־חוּשַׁ֔י
elkhushai
“to Hushai”
- Transliteration
- el-khu-SHAI
- Extended
- ehl-khoo-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħuˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hushai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-khu-SHAI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-khu-SHAI ZE kha-SE-de-kha et-re-E-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-khu-SHAI ZE kha-SE-de-kha et-re-E-kha LA-ma lo-ha-LAKH-ta et-re-E-kha
In context — 2 Samuel 16:17
And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend ? Why did you not go with your friend?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חוּשַׁ֔י (elkhushai) 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.16.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.17.W3.S1) and character.