2 Samuel 17:11:32 Sam.17.11.W3TAB
הֵ֠אָסֹף
heasof
“gathering”
- Transliteration
- he-a-SOF
- Extended
- hee-ah-SOHF
- IPA
- /heː.ʔaːˈsof/
Meaning by language
- English
- gathering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
he-a-SOF
- 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 infinitive absolute hē’assôp {הֵ֠אָסֹף | hē-’as-sôp} ‘to gather (intensive)’ affirms certainty, followed by the niphal imperfect yē’āsēp {יֵאָסֵ֨ף | yē-’ā-sêp} ‘he will be gathered’, marking passive voice.
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 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word הֵ֠אָסֹף (heasof) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W3.S1) and character.