2 Samuel 16:7:92 Sam.16.7.W9TAB
הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃
habeliyaal
“the worthlessness”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- hah-beh-lee-YAA-ahl
- IPA
- /hab.bəliːˈjaː.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- the worthlessness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ha-be-li-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH ha-be-li-YA-al
- clause
TSE TSE ISH ha-da-MIM ve-ISH ha-be-li-YA-al
- sentence
ve-KHO-a-MAR shim-E be-kal-LO TSE TSE ISH ha-da-MIM ve-ISH ha-be-li-YA-al
Exegesis
The paired phrase wə-’îš ha-belyīya‘al {וְאִישׁ הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל | wə-’îš ha-be-lî-ya-‘al} mirrors this syntax to characterize one marked by lawlessness. The verb-first structure and repetition intensify the speaker’s condemnation, and the translation preserves these features by maintaining the temporal participle and the vital imperatives in the English renderings.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ע־ל
“worthlessness, lawlessness”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:7
And thus Shimei said as he cursed him, “Go out, go out, man of bloodshed and man of worthlessness .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 16:7, so the Hebrew word הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ (habeliyaal) 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.16.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.7.W9.S1) and character.