2 Samuel 17:14:62 Sam.17.14.W6TAB

עֲצַת֙

atsat

counsel of

Transliteration
a-TSAT
Extended
ah-TSAT
IPA
/ʕăˈtsat/

Meaning by language

English
counsel of

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Result
עֲ + צַת֙
a + tsat
atsat

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-TSAT

  2. 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

  3. 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

Exegesis

The comparative mei-ʿăṣaṯ {מֵעֲצַת | mēʿăṣaṯ} ‘than the counsel’ marks an evaluative comparison between two advisors.

Root and etymology

ע־צ־ה

to advise

In context2 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 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 17:14, so the Hebrew word עֲצַת֙ (atsat) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.14.W6.S1) and character.