2 Samuel 17:16:152 Sam.17.16.W15TAB
יְבֻלַּ֣ע
yevula
“be swallowed up”
- Transliteration
- ye-vu-LA
- Extended
- yeh-voo-LAH
- IPA
- /jəvulˈlaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- be swallowed up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ye-vu-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-vu-LA la-ME-lekh
- clause
PEN ye-vu-LA la-ME-lekh u-le-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER i-TO
- sentence
ve-a-TA shil-KHU me-he-RA ve-ha-GI-du le-da-VID le-MOR al-TA-len ha-LAI-la be-ar-VOt ha-mid-BAR ve-GAM a-VOR ta-a-VOR PEN ye-vu-LA la-ME-lekh u-le-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
Pen {פֶּן | pen} ‘lest’ governs a result clause with the passive yevulla {יְבֻלַּע | yǝvullāʿ} ‘be swallowed up,’ heightening the sense of danger.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:16
And now send quickly and tell David, saying, “Do not lodge tonight at the wilderness crossings , but cross over at once, lest the king and all the people with him be swallowed up.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:16, so the Hebrew word יְבֻלַּ֣ע (yevula) 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.17.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.16.W15.S1) and character.