2 Samuel 16:9:22 Sam.16.9.W2TAB
אֲבִישַׁ֤י
avishai
“Abishai”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-SHAI
- Extended
- ah-vih-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔăviˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abishai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh e-e-ve-RA-na ve-a-si-RA et-ro-SHO
Exegesis
The construct chain Avishai ben Tseruyah {אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן־צְרוּיָה | ʼăvîšây ben-ṣərûyâ} identifies the speaker.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please allow me to cross over and remove his head.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֲבִישַׁ֤י (avishai) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.9.W2.S1) and character.