2 Samuel 17:19:42 Sam.17.19.W4TAB
אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙
ethamasakh
“{direct object} the covering”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ma-SAKH
- Extended
- eht-hah-mah-SAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.mːaːˈsaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the covering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ma-SAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tif-ROS et-ha-ma-SAKH
- clause
va-tik-KAKH ha-ish-SHA va-tif-ROS et-ha-ma-SAKH al-pe-NE hab-be-ER va-tish-TAKH a-LAV ha-ri-FOT
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH ha-ish-SHA va-tif-ROS et-ha-ma-SAKH al-pe-NE hab-be-ER va-tish-TAKH a-LAV ha-ri-FOT ve-LO no-Da da-VAR
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks hamasakh {הַמָּסָךְ | ham-mā-saḵ} ‘covering’ as the object of vatipros, and harifot {הָרִפוֹת | ha-rî-pô-ṯ} ‘grain’ serves as the material in the second concealment.
Root and etymology
Roots-k-k
“to cover, screen”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:19
Then the woman took and spread the covering over the mouth of the well and scattered the grain upon it, and nothing was known about the matter.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 17:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙ (ethamasakh) 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.17.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.19.W4.S1) and character.