2 Samuel 16:4:122 Sam.16.4.W12TAB
אֶמְצָא־חֵ֥ן
emtsakhen
“let me find favor”
- Transliteration
- em-tsa-KHEN
- Extended
- ehm-tsaa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛm.t͡saːˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- let me find favor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
em-tsa-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsi-VA hi-NE le-KHA KOL a-SHER lim-fi-VO-SHET va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The cohortative emtsa-chen {אֶמְצָא-חֵן | ʾem·ṣāʾ·ḥên} expresses a hopeful petition for favor, with be-eineikha {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bə·ʿe·nei·ḵā} ‘in your eyes’ denoting approval.
Root and etymology
Roothet–nun–nun
“favor, grace”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold , all that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I have bowed down. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֶמְצָא־חֵ֥ן (emtsakhen) 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.16.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.4.W12.S1) and character.