2 Samuel 16:21:32 Sam.16.21.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם
elavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- el-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ehl-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-av-sha-LOM
- 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
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 16:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (elavshalom) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.21.W3.S1) and character.