2 Samuel 17:1:32 Sam.17.1.W3TAB
אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם
elavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- el-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ehl-av-sheh-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM
- 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
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 17:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (elavshalom) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.1.W3.S1) and character.