2 Samuel 17:11:112 Sam.17.11.W11TAB
אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם
asheralhayam
“which is on the sea”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-al-ha-YAM
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-ahl-hah-YAAM
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.ʕal.hajˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- which is on the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-al-ha-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM
- clause
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV
- sentence
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV
Exegesis
The simile kaḥōl ’ăšer ’al-hayyām {כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם | ka-ḥôl ’ă-šer ’al-hat-yā-m} ‘like sand on the sea’ conveys hyperbole, with la-rōḇ {לָרֹ֑ב | la-rō̆ḇ} ‘for abundance’ explaining purpose.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:11
For I have advised that all Israel be assembled to you—from Dan even to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore for a multitude; and you yourself shall go into battle.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם (asheralhayam) 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.17.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W11.S1) and character.