2 Samuel 16:20:42 Sam.16.20.W4TAB

הָב֥וּ

havu

give

Transliteration
ha-VU
Extended
haa-VOO
IPA
/haːˈvuː/

Meaning by language

English
give

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Result
הָ + ב֥וּ
ha + vu
havu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-VU la-KHEM

  3. clause

    ha-VU la-KHEM E-tsa ma-na-a-SE

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-a-khi-TO-fel ha-VU la-KHEM E-tsa ma-na-a-SE

Exegesis

The Qal imperative havu {הָבוּ | hā-vû} ‘give’ addresses a plural audience.

In context2 Samuel 16:20

And Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give counsel among yourselves; what shall we do?”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 16:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 16:20, so the Hebrew word הָב֥וּ (havu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.20.W4.S1) and character.