2 Samuel 16:21:52 Sam.16.21.W5TAB
אֶל־פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י
elpilagshe
“to the concubines of”
- Transliteration
- el-pi-lag-SHE
- Extended
- ehl-pih-lahg-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.pi.lagˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the concubines of
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-pi-lag-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
el-pi-lag-SHE a-VI-kha
- 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 imperative bōʾ {בּ֚וֹא | bōʾ} ‘come in’ functions as a euphemistic command for sexual relations with p̄ileḡšê {פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י | p̄ileḡšê} ‘concubines.’
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 16:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י (elpilagshe) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.21.W5.S1) and character.