2 Samuel 17:18:52 Sam.17.18.W5TAB
לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם
leavshalom
“to Absalom”
- Transliteration
- le-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YAR-e o-TAM NA-ar va-yag-GED le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YAR-e o-TAM NA-ar va-yag-GED le-av-sha-LOM va-yel-KHU she-NE-hem me-he-RA va-ya-VO-u el-BET-ISH be-va-khu-RIM ve-LO be-ER ba-kha-tse-RO va-yer-DU SHAM
In context — 2 Samuel 17:18
A young man saw them and told Absalom. Then the two of them went quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim; he had a well in his courtyard , and they went down there.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (leavshalom) 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.17.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.18.W5.S1) and character.