2 Samuel 17:1:112 Sam.17.1.W11TAB
אַחֲרֵי־דָוִ֖ד
akhareidavid
“after David”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI-da-VID
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈreː.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- after David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
ve-er-de-FA a-kha-REI-da-VID
- clause
ev-kha-RA NA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH ve-a-KU-ma ve-er-de-FA a-kha-REI-da-VID ha-LAI-la
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM ev-kha-RA NA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH ve-a-KU-ma ve-er-de-FA a-kha-REI-da-VID ha-LAI-la
Exegesis
The preposition acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ’ăḥărêy} marks pursuit direction, and halailah {הַלָּיְלָה | hăllāylāh} functions adverbially ‘by night’, specifying timing. In translation, the formal uses polite imperatives to mirror the Hebrew petition, while the dynamic employs future-tense verbs for immediacy.
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:1
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and let me arise and pursue after David tonight .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 17:1, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵי־דָוִ֖ד (akhareidavid) 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.17.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.1.W11.S1) and character.