2 Samuel 16:20:32 Sam.16.20.W3TAB
אֶל־אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל
elakhitofel
“to Ahithophel”
- Transliteration
- el-a-khi-TO-fel
- Extended
- ehl-ah-khih-TOH-fehl
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔă.ħiːˈtɔ.fɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahithophel
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 | |
| 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
el-a-khi-TO-fel
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-a-khi-TO-fel ha-VU la-KHEM E-tsa ma-na-a-SE
Exegesis
The name Avshalom functions as the subject, and the preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} marks Ahithophel as the recipient.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:20
And Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give counsel among yourselves; what shall we do?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל (elakhitofel) 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.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.20.W3.S1) and character.