2 Samuel 17:1:122 Sam.17.1.W12TAB
הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
halaila
“the night or tonight”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /halˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the night or tonight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LAI-la
- 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
l-y-llamed–yod–lamed
“night”
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 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 17:1, so the Hebrew word הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (halaila) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.1.W12.S1) and character.