2 Samuel 17:14:152 Sam.17.14.W15TAB
אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙
akhitofel
“Ahithophel”
- Transliteration
- a-khi-TO-fel
- Extended
- ah-khih-TOH-fehl
- IPA
- /ʔă.ħiːˈtˤo.fɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahithophel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
a-khi-TO-fel
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA le-ha-FER et-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel hat-to-VA le-va-a-VUR ha-VI ye-ho-VAH el-av-sha-LOM et-ha-ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL to-VA a-TSAT khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI me-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel va-ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA le-ha-FER et-a-TSAT a-khi-TO-fel hat-to-VA le-va-a-VUR ha-VI ye-ho-VAH el-av-sha-LOM et-ha-ra-A
In context — 2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” The LORD commanded the frustration of Ahithophel’s good counsel in order to bring disaster upon Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:14:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ (akhitofel) 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.17.14.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.14.W15.S1) and character.