2 Samuel 16:9:72 Sam.16.9.W7TAB
הַכֶּ֤לֶב
hakelev
“the dog”
- Transliteration
- ha-KE-lev
- Extended
- hah-KEH-lehv
- IPA
- /hakˈkɛlɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dog
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KE-lev
- phraseyour reading level
ha-KE-lev ha-MET
- 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 pejorative noun phrase ha-kelev ha-met ha-zeh {הַכֶּלֶב הַמֵּת הַזֶּה | ha-kelev ha-mēt ha-zēh} pairs kelev {כֶּלֶב | kelev} with the participle ha-met {הַמֵּת | ha-mēt}, reinforced by the demonstrative ha-zeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zēh}.
Root and etymology
k-l-b
“dog, contemptible one”
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 16:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 16:9, so the Hebrew word הַכֶּ֤לֶב (hakelev) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.9.W7.S1) and character.