2 Samuel 16:23:82 Sam.16.23.W8TAB
יִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁ
yishalesh
“a man asks”
- Transliteration
- yish-AL-Esh
- Extended
- yihsh-AL-ehsh
- IPA
- /jiʃˈʔal.ʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man asks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-AL-Esh
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER yish-AL-Esh
- clause
va-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel a-SHER ya-ATS ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ka-a-SHER yish-AL-Esh bid-VAR ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel a-SHER ya-ATS ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ka-a-SHER yish-AL-Esh bid-VAR ha-e-lo-HIM KEN kal-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel gam-le-da-VID GAM le-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
A comparison is made with kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka-’ă-šer} ‘just as’, linking to the Qal imperfect yishal {יִשְׁאַל־ | yiš-‘āl} ‘inquire’, which equates Ahithophel’s counsel with divine consultation.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, individual”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:23
And the advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of God ; so was all the advice of Ahithophel, both for David and for Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 16:23, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁ (yishalesh) 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.16.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.23.W8.S1) and character.