2 Samuel 17:13:22 Sam.17.13.W2TAB
יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף
yeasef
“he is gathered or he withdraws”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-SEF
- Extended
- yeh-ah-SEEF
- IPA
- /jeːʔaˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is gathered or he withdraws
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-a-SEF
- clause
ve-im-e-el-IR ye-a-SEF ve-his-SI-u khol-yis-ra-EL el-ha-IR ha-HI kha-va-LIM
- sentence
ve-im-e-el-IR ye-a-SEF ve-his-SI-u khol-yis-ra-EL el-ha-IR ha-HI kha-va-LIM ve-sa-KHAV-nu o-TO ad-ha-NA-khal AD a-she-re-lo-nim-TSA SHAM gam-tse-ROR
Exegesis
It is followed by the reflexive Niphal verb yēʾāśēph {יֵאָסֵף | yēʾāśēph} ‘he withdraws’, indicating voluntary retreat.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–samekh–pe
“to gather, collect”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:13
And if he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the stream until not even a pebble is found there.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:13, so the Hebrew word יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף (yeasef) 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.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.13.W2.S1) and character.