2 Samuel 17:14:22 Sam.17.14.W2TAB
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM
- clause
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
- 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
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“peace, completeness”
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 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:14, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (avshalom) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.14.W2.S1) and character.