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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-VU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-VU la-KHEM
- clause
ha-VU la-KHEM E-tsa ma-na-a-SE
- 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 context — 2 Samuel 16:20
And Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give counsel among yourselves; what shall we do?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:20:4 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.