2 Samuel 16:21:22 Sam.16.21.W2TAB
אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙
akhitofel
“Ahithophel”
- Transliteration
- a-khi-TO-fel
- Extended
- ah-khih-TOH-fehl
- IPA
- /ʔă.ħiːˈtoː.fɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahithophel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-khi-TO-fel
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM BO el-pi-lag-SHE a-VI-kha a-SHER hi-NI-akh lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM BO el-pi-lag-SHE a-VI-kha a-SHER hi-NI-akh lish-MOR ha-BA-yit ve-sha-MA kol-yis-ra-EL ki-niv-ASHTA et-a-VI-kha ve-khaz-KU ye-DE kol-a-SHER i-TAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech from ʾăḥîṯōp̄el {אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ | ʾăḥîṯōp̄el}.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:21
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to guard the house. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself detestable to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ (akhitofel) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.21.W2.S1) and character.